Bd. of Educ. of County of Wood v. Johnson

(Filed Dec. 9, 1997)

Increasingly, the trend seems to be for courts to render decisions that reward wrong-doers. This is wrong and contributes to the falling level of respect for courts in this country.

This case is about a school bus driver who had previously been disciplined for smoking on the school bus, and who was charged once again with smoking on a school bus. Yet, the majority goes out of its way not only to reinstate the driver, but to give full back pay, which means the driver will get approximately two years of back pay with interest!

While I can agree that termination from employment…