Legal Opinion
Younge v. Board of Educ. of City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 4, 2003No. 1-01-3525, 1-01-4415 consPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gallagher
This is a consolidated appeal from two orders of the circuit court of Cook County, each of which affirmed a decision by defendant, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Board), to discharge a tenured public school teacher for reporting to work under the influence of marijuana. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
We shall separately discuss the factual background of each plaintiffs case. The record reveals the following relevant facts.
Plaintiff Wynona Younge
Wynona Younge was a tenured teacher who had been employed since 1970. From 1982, she had been assigned to Ruggles Elementary School.
In early…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Abrahamson v. Illinois Department of Professional RegulationIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re Detention of LiebermanIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- Fumarolo v. Chicago Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. DilworthIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Launius v. BD. OF FIRE & POLICE COM'RS OF CITY OF DES PLAINESIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Ball v. Board of Education of the City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- Harmon v. Town of Cicero Municipal Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
- Santana v. State Board of ElectionsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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