Legal Opinion
BD. OF EDUC. OF ST. CHARLES v. Adelman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 19, 1981No. 80-760PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash
In this appeal we consider whether proof by clear and convincing evidence is required before a tenured school teacher may be dismissed for conduct which might also constitute a criminal offense or whether proof by a preponderance of the evidence is sufficient.
Defendant, Daniel Kroll, a tenured teacher employed by plaintiff, Board of Education of St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303, was ordered dismissed by the school board. The reasons for his dismissal, as set forth in a bill of particulars served upon him, included that Kroll had engaged in “lewd, immoral and illegal conduct…
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