JOHNSON v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DECATUR SCHOOL DIST.

No. 54022.

85 Ill.2d 338 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 903

JENNIFER JOHNSON, Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 61, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drach, Terrell & Deffenbaugh, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant.

Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., of Decatur (John T. Taylor, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Jennifer Johnson, a teacher in the Decatur high schools, sought a declaratory judgment and a writ of mandamus in the circuit court of Macon County. She alleged that she had been dismissed by the board of education of Decatur School District No. 61 of Macon County in violation of section 24-12 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 122, par. 24-12), which accords...

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