DILLON v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF COUNTY OF MINGO

No. 15548.

301 S.E.2d 588 (1983)

Linda Lou DILLON, et al. v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the COUNTY OF MINGO, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley J. Pyles, Crandall, Pyles & Crandall, Logan, for appellants.

Ronald J. Rumora, Smith & Rumora, Williamson, for appellees.


MILLER, Justice:

In this appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County denying a writ of mandamus, we are asked to decide whether teachers could receive pay for days absent when they were prevented from entering the school as a result of parents' picketing. The lower court declined to order a pay award and we reverse. The legal issue centers on an interpretation of W.Va. Code, 18A-5-2, relating to school closures and in particular whether there existed...

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