Riddel v. Department of Employment Security

The claimants had been employed as teachers’ aides by the Barre City School System during the academic year 1978-79. At the close of the academic year, they each applied for unemployment benefits for the period between the end of the academic year 1978-79 and the beginning of the academic year 1979-80. Each claim was denied on the ground that the claimants were performing services in an instructional capacity for an educational institution, with reasonable assurance of being rehired in the upcoming academic year. They were therefore found to be ineligible for benefits pursuant to 21 V.S.A. §…