Porter v. School District No. 24J

Plaintiff served defendant school district as Superintendent of Adult Education for 17 years. In December, 1972, the district abolished that position effective at the end of the 1972-73 school year.1 He was formally notified of that action by letter dated February 23, 1973, which also said: "You still retain your status as a permanent classroom teacher in the Salem School District.” He was later notified that he was to be reassigned as a classroom teacher for the next school year at a salary lower than what he had received as an administrator. In the meantime he had elected to use the…