Sorlie v. School District No. 2

Irene Sorlie appeals the Yellowstone County District Court decision affirming the ruling of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction that School District #2 of Yellowstone County did not violate tenure laws by reassigning her from an administrative position to classroom teacher. The School District, respondent, cross-appeals. We affirm.

Sorlie was employed by the School District in 1951. She taught until 1978 when she accepted an administrator’s contract to be Coordinator of Intermediate Education. Her administrative duties included curriculum development and working with teachers of…