Sanders v. Delton Kellogg Schools

This case involves the meaning of the word "nonrenewal” as used by the Legislature in MCL 380.132; MSA 15.4132, the statute governing employment contracts of administrators. The trial court determined that the term is synonymous with discharge or termination from employment. The majority adopts a less restrictive definition that includes a reassignment from an administrative position to a nonadministrative position. I am of the opinion that the majority’s interpretation of the statute is overbroad and find no error in the trial court’s application of the more restrictive definition.…