ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ...

Case Year State Action PP Litigative Claim
State ex rel. Smith v.
Etheridge
1992 OH R SPLIT This case was fraught with claims that were consolidated from numerous cases
following a district realignment. The basis of the argument was that the district
illegally conducted a reduction in force by reassigning and non-renewing over
fifty administrators. Smith’s case stood out from the rest because he argued that
his actual job was not what was recorded on his “written” contract thereby
barring him from reassignment.
Carrillo v. Rostro 1992 NM NR SPLIT Carrillo claimed that her contract was non-renewed because of her interpersonal
demeanor during a speech she made at a board meeting which violated her First
Amendment rights.
Klein v. Bd. of Educ. 1993 MN R E Klein claimed that his administrative tenure protections were violated when he
was reassigned to a teaching position due to a reduction in force following
district realignment.
Bd. of Educ. v. Van Kast 1993 IL R E Van Kast argued that his reassignment to a district level position for his failed
leadership in negligently maintaining financial records and processes was invalid
because the board had insufficient evidence to prove that the behavior was
irremediable.
McManus v. Bd. of Educ. 1995 NY T S McManus argued that her time spent as “acting principal” went towards her
probationary period to earn teacher tenure.
Barr v. Bd. of Trustees 1995 SC T S Barr argued that her reassignment to a principal position from the district office
was a demotion as well as a constructive discharge and that her final termination
Perry v. Houston Ind.
School Dist.
violated her tenured status and breached her administrative contract.
1995 TX R S Perry claimed that his reassignment to a district level position for his failure to
report the sexual assault of a student was improper because he was not provided
with a job description for his new assignment denying him due process and
abridging his property and liberty interests.
Brown v. Bd. of Educ. 1996 KS NR S Brown claimed that her non-renewal for failed leadership and interpersonal strife
was invalid because she was denied due process when her hearing was
Sanders v. Delton-Kellogg
Schools
conducted inappropriately.
1996 MI R E Sanders contended that her reassignment was a non-renewal of her
administrative contract and that she had not been provided with the complete due
process bases on her tenured status and the grounds of her contract.
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