Holmes v. Board of Trustees of School District Nos. 4, 47, & 2

This case presents an appeal from a decision of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, reversing a State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s decision that respondent would not be allowed to “bump” a nontenured teacher. The District Court reinstated the County Superintendent’s decision that did allow respondent to “bump” a nontenured teacher. We affirm.

Appellant raises essentially one issue for review:

Did the District Court abuse its discretion in reversing the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s decision.

Respondent Holmes was a high school principal who had…