Legal Opinion
Berthiaume v. SCHOOL COM. OF CITY OF WOONSOCKET
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 8, 1979No. 77-116-M.PPublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoris, J.
This matter is before us on a petition for certiorari from a decision of the Board of Regents for Education denying the request of the petitioners for additional compensation. Our resolution of this case of first impression depends upon the construction we give to certain statutory provisions.
Each of petitioners was employed as a per diem substitute teacher within the Woonsocket School Department in excess of 135 days in one or more of the 1972-73, 1973-74, and 1974-75 school years. During the years in question each of petitioners was compensated at the prevailing rate of $22 per day for the…
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