Bohmann v. Board of Education

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the seniority provisions of R.C. 3319.17 apply to the transfer or reassignment of a teacher from one teaching area to another in order to reduce the number of teachers assigned to a particular teaching field due to decreased student enrollment in that area. For the reasons that follow, this court holds that the seniority provisions of R.C. 3319.17 need not be followed under these circumstances.

The resolution of the dispute herein necessitates construction of R.C. 3319.17, which provides, in its entirety, that:

“When by reason of decreased…