Balka v. School District No. 53-J

This is an action to determine the validity of a teacher’s contract. The plaintiff was employed by the defendant, a Class I school district, under a written contract for the school year commencing in September 1967.

The petition alleges that on or about March 1, 1968, the defendant’s principal advised the plaintiff orally that her contract for the next year would not be renewed. The plaintiff received no written notice of termination from the secretary of the school board and the plaintiff filed no written notice of acceptance of automatic renewal of the contract.

The plaintiff claims that her…