Neilson v. Lincoln Parish School Board

On July 5, 1928, plaintiff was employed by the Lincoln parish school board as teacher for the Cypress school, a rural public school' in that parish, for a term of nine months, at $75 per month, payable monthly. She and the board, represented by the superintendent, signed a contract in the usual form, and she began her work on September 3, and continued to teach for about six weeks.

On October 2, the board, in regular session, ordered the Cypress school closed and arranged to have the children of that community transferred to the public school at Ruston.

Plaintiff was notified of the action of…