Hudson v. Independent School District No. 77

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

The issue raised on this appeal by plaintiff teacher is whether tenure rights of a public school teacher, assured by the continuing-contract provision of Minn.St. 125.12, are applicable to a substitute teacher who replaces tenured teachers on leaves of absence for a continuous period of more than one school year. The trial court, in declaratory judgment proceedings, held that Minn.St. 123.35, subd. 5, authorizing the hiring of substitute teachers, did not prevent a school district from hiring a substitute for 1 year or longer to replace tenured or “regular” teachers on…