Tetmeir v. Board of Education of School District No. 149

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County affirming the administrative decision of the Board of Education of School District 149 suspending and dismissing the plaintiff as a teacher.

The issues on appeal are whether a school board has the authority to order a teacher to undergo a psychiatric examination by an unbiased doctor of its choice; whether the Board’s action was arbitrary and unreasonable; and whether the Board is the proper party to conduct a hearing regarding his dismissal.

The plaintiff,…