Roek v. Chippewa Valley Board of Education

MCL 380.1236(2); MSA 15,41236(2) provides that a school district shall offer a substitute teacher regular employment if certain conditions are met. In this case we address the issue whether a grant of tenure is an appropriate part of the remedy when the school district fails to offer employment to a qualified teacher for several years. We hold that tenure is not an appropriate remedy in such a situation.

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Plaintiff Michael Roek was employed by defendant Board of Education of the Chippewa Valley School District as a substitute teacher. During the 1979-80 school year, plaintiff worked 112 full…