Belcher v. Gish

On December 5, 1972, the Central City Board of Education adopted a regulation which provided:

“Effective immediately, all personnel of the Central City School System shall *267be required to retire at the end of the school year in which they reach the age of 65 years, with the exception of anyone at present under special contract.”

The appellants Belcher and Lawton were each over 65 years of age prior to the 1972-73 school year. The appellant Sharp had his 65th birthday during the 1972-73 school year. Each of them had been teaching under a continuing service contract. The term “continuing service…