People Ex Rel. Head v. Board of Education

Petitioner, Gail Head, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County denying her motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of respondent, the Board of Education of Thornton Fractional Township South High School District No. 215.

The following facts are undisputed:

Petitioner was hired by respondent as a full-time language teacher for the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school terms. During the 1977-78 school term, respondent determined that it might be necessary to reduce the size of the foreign language faculty because of reduced enrollment. Respondent decided to…