Anderson v. Harper Woods Public School District

Defendant appeals from a circuit court judgment which, on review of a Teacher Tenure Commission decision, required defendant to conduct hearings prior to recalling teachers who were laid off because of reduction in staff due to economic reasons. We reverse for two reasons:

1. The teachers involved, Chester and Glassgold, were not qualified for the positions to which they could have been recalled.

2. There is no provision in the teacher tenure act for the hearing that was ordered.

MCLA 38.105; MSA 15.2005 provides:

"Any teacher on permanent tenure whose services are terminated because of a…