Ellerbrock v. Bd. of Ed., Sp. Sch. Dist. No. 6

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of district court discharging petitioner’s writ of certio- rari and affirming respondent School Board’s decision that petitioner received a proper seniority number in conformity with the master contract between respondent and the South Saint Paul Federation of Teachers (the Federation).

Petitioner was first hired by respondent on June 9, 1954. At that time respondent had no formal maternity leave policy, and women teachers who became pregnant were forced to resign their positions. Pursuant to this policy, petitioner resigned her teaching…