Cronin v. Lindberg

The School Code of Illinois (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 1 — 1 et seq.) requires that school boards prepare annual calendars for the school term providing “a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176 days of actual pupil attendance” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 10 — 19) computed as specified in other sections of the Code. Section 18 — 12 of the Code provides for a reduction in the amount of State aid to any district failing to comply with this requirement. As a result of a teacher’s strike in the Chicago public schools and a subsequent shortage of funds available to the…