Legal Opinion
Burns v. Board of Education of Fairfield School District No. 112
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 14, 1977No. 76-14PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Wayne County granting respondent school board’s motion to dismiss petitioner’s amended petition for writ of mandamus. Petitioner sought to compel respondent to reassign her as a teacher in the Fairfield School District No. 112 of Wayne County, Illinois.
Appellant contends that the reasons given for the dismissal of a second year probationary teacher must be truthful and that this issue can be reviewed in a mandamus proceeding.
Section 24—11 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Donahoo v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- David E. Roth, for Himself and for All Others Similarly Situated v. The Board of Regents of State Colleges and Roger E. GuilesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Thomas v. ShirckSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Charles Kyle v. Morton High School, District 201, Margaret A. Kelly, Judy ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Swanson v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Neary v. FrantzCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Huettemann v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Piller v. Village of BeecherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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