Legal Opinion
Howell v. Woodlin School District R-104
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 11, 1979No. 28267PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves
The Woodlin School District (hereinafter Woodlin), did not renew the contract of Howell, a tenured teacher, pursuant to the portion of the Teachers’ Employment, Dismissal and Tenure Act which permits cancellations when justifiable decreases in the number of teaching positions have occurred. The district court ruled that section 22-63-112(3), C.R.S. 1973, under which Woodlin acted, is unconstitutional because it does not provide for a hearing or other procedural safeguards. Woodlin appealed. We affirm.
Woodlin had employed Howell as a fifth and sixth grade teacher for six years at the time they…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Donald G. Adams v. Daniel Walker, A/K/A Dan Walker, Individually and as Governor of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Boris S. Browzin v. Catholic University of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Barthuli v. Board of TrusteesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Johnson v. Board of Regents of University of Wis. Sys.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Lockhart v. Board of Education of Arapahoe County School District No. 6Colorado Court of Appeals · 1986
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