Hovey v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

The claimant worked as a choral director in the Gloucester public schools from 198,0 to 1984. Prior to April fifteenth of each school year the school committee sent him notice, pursuant to G. L. c. 71, § 41 (1984 ed.), that he would not be employed for the next school year. Thereafter, in each *1013year prior to 1984, he was offered and accepted a teaching position before the start of the next school year. On June 26, 1984, the claimant filed for unemployment compensation benefits. On June 27, 1984, he was offered a fulltime, tenured position for the 1984-1985 school year. He declined that offer.…