State Ex Rel. Haak v. Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625

PETERSON, Justice.

Appellants Kent Hinshaw, Ray Holzworth, Louis Haak, and Irene Cummings appeal from a district court judgment refusing to set aside their demotions but instead remanding the matter to respondent, St. Paul Board of Education (board), for further hearings and findings. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

As a result of declining enrollment and a budget deficit of almost $8 million, the board, at its February 2, 1982, meeting, eliminated 36 administrative positions and incorporated the duties and responsibilities into 15 new administrative positions. The…