State ex rel. Donah v. Windham Exempted Village School District Board of Education

In order to be entitled to a writ of mandamus, the relator must establish (1) that relator has a clear legal right to the relief prayed for, (2) that respondent has a clear legal duty to perform the acts, and (3) that relator has no plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. State ex rel. Manson v. Morris (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 440, 441, 613 N.E.2d 232, 233-234, citing State ex rel. Berger v. McMonagle (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 28, 29, 6 OBR 50, 51, 451 N.E.2d 225, 226.

Continuing contracts of employment, i.e., tenure, for teachers are provided for in R.C. 3319.11. State ex rel. Kelley…