RANTZ v. SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF PEABODY


396 Mass. 383 (1985)

486 N.E.2d 44

PHYLLIS RANTZ vs. SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF PEABODY & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

December 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Kulak, Assistant City Solicitor, for the defendants.

William H. Sheehan, III, for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

We are asked to rule that a tenured principal is entitled to the same protection against dismissal as is afforded to a tenured teacher, under G.L.c. 71, § 42 (1984 ed.).2 We so hold and accordingly affirm the judgment. The relevant facts are summarized as follows.

The plaintiff, Phyllis Rantz, held a regular teaching position in the Peabody school system from 1961 through...

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