Hegener v. Chicago Bd. of Educ.

JUSTICE GORDON *

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Rosemary Hegener, a tenured high school teacher, appeals from the trial court’s order, on administrative review, affirming the decision of the Illinois State Board of Education (hereafter State Board) to dismiss her as a teacher for the Chicago Board of Education (hereafter Chicago Board) because of “conduct unbecoming a teacher.” She contends that the conduct in question did not constitute sufficient “cause” for dismissal. She also contends that even if the conduct would have been sufficient cause, it was remediable and, because…