Johnson v. Board of Education of Decatur School District No. 61

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. The majority phrases the question of law presented by this appeal as whether a teacher who has taught two consecutive school years as a full-time teacher attains tenured status when she is re-employed by the school board, but only in a part-time position for the following school year. I believe that the plaintiff acquired tenure in this case.

It is not disputed that the plaintiff taught for two consecutive school years as a full-time teacher. Section 24 — 11 of the School Code provides that “[a]ny teacher who has been employed in any district…