Sanders v. Delton Kellogg Schools

This case presents a question of statutory interpretation regarding the reassignment of a school administrator to a nonadministrative teaching position. At issue is the meaning of the term "nonrenewal” contained within MCL 380.132; MSA 15.4132, the statute that governs employment contracts of administrators. Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of summary disposition for defendants. We reverse.

Plaintiff was employed as a middle school assistant principal in the Delton Kellogg School District pursuant to a written administrator’s contract of employment. Plaintiffs employment for the…