Rantz v. School Committee of Peabody

We are asked to rule that a tenured principal is entitled to the same protection against dismissal as is afforded *384to a tenured teacher, under G. L. c. 71, § 42 (1984 ed.).2 We so hold and accordingly affirm the judgment. The relevant facts are summarized as follows.

The plaintiff, Phyllis Rantz, held a regular teaching position in the Peabody school system from 1961 through 1968.3 In May of 1968, the plaintiff was elected to the position of assistant principal for the 1968-1969 school year. She served in that capacity until August of 1977, at which time she was elected principal of the…