Davis v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

The plaintiff, George Davis (Davis), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County sustaining the order of dismissal entered by the administrative hearing officer upon charges of unsatisfactory performance. We affirm.

Davis was employed by the defendant, the Chicago Board of Education (Board), since 1963. Davis began teaching automotive mechanics at the Washburne Trade School in the fall of 1989. As Washburne’s principal, Dr. Charles Lutzow (Lutzow) observed and evaluated Davis in the classroom on numerous occasions. Noting a number of deficiencies, Lutzow determined that…