Legal Opinion
Simmons v. New Public School District No. Eight
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1998No. Civil 970159PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Marilyn Simmons appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her wrongful nonrenewal action against the New Public School District No. 8. We conclude the District failed to give Simmons proper notice of nonrenewal, and we therefore reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
[¶2] Marilyn Simmons was employed as the administrator of the District from 1991 to 1996. On April 13, 1996, Marilyn received notice that the District was contemplating nonrenewing her contract. The notice stated:
You are hereby advised that the school board of New Public School District…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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