Battaglia v. Lakeland School District

DOYLE, Judge.

Nancy Battaglia, a certified secondary art teacher, and Patricia Mussari, a certified *1296school nurse, appeal from two separate orders of the Secretary of Education, which upheld the decision of the Board of School Directors (Board) of the Lakeland School District (District) demoting them from full-time to half-time status based on declining enrollment.1

I. Background

The relevant facts are undisputed, having been stipulated to by the parties. Prior to the 1991-1992 school year, Battaglia was employed full-time by the District as a secondary art teacher and Mussari was employed…