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SWANSON v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

No. 4-84-0758.

135 Ill. App.3d 466 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 1248

KENNETH SWANSON, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FOREMAN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #124, MASON COUNTY, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed July 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, and Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, of Decatur (Timothy L. Bertschy, Bradford B. Ingram, and Kevin J. Luther, of counsel), for appellant.

Boggs, Knuppel & Krebaum, P.C., of Havana (William H. Knuppel, of counsel), for appellee.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

The primary issue addressed in this appeal is the procedural scope of the public hearing afforded a principal facing demotion and reduction in salary. Swanson, plaintiff, argues "public hearing" means "evidentiary hearing." The board of education, defendant, argues "public hearing" means "opportunity to be heard in a public forum." The trial court found the public hearing...

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