Poland v. Grand Ledge Public Schools Board of Education

Petitioner, a tenured teacher employed by the respondent board of education, appeals as of right from an order of the Ingham Circuit Court affirming a decision of the State Tenure Commission, which denied petitioner’s claim. We affirm.

The facts are largely undisputed. In August, 1973, petitioner was hired by the respondent board of education as a half-time kindergarten teacher *693and she achieved tenure in 1975. Thereafter, petitioner submitted written requests to respondent to be assigned to full-time status on February 27, 1978, May 29, 1979, and December 3, 1979. Petitioner, however, remained…