Chauvel v. Nyquist

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jones, J.

This is another of the several cases which collectively describe the maze which must be followed by teachers and boards of education alike through the interrelated provisions of the Education Law when the board in a bona fide retrenchment program finds it necessary to reduce teaching faculty.

In June, 1972 the Salmon River Board of Education abolished the junior high school French program and terminated the employment of appellant, Beth Chauvel, who had been a certified and tenured teacher of French in the program. She was informed that she would be placed on a…