GAULT v. GARRISON

No. 74-1579.

523 F.2d 205 (1975)

Julia GAULT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James E. GARRISON, President, Board of Education, School District 215, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Eglit, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Stephen L. Solomon, New York City, for amicus curiae.

Edward A. Antonietti, Calumet City, Ill., for appellee.

Before BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge, SWYGERT and PELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The broad issue presented in this appeal is the constitutionality of governmental mandatory retirement requirements.

Plaintiff was a tenured biology teacher at Thornton Fractional Township South High School who was forced to retire at age sixty-five in accordance with the School Board's written policy. The Illinois statutory provisions on tenure provide that the tenure of public school teachers shall end at sixty-five and any subsequent employment...

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