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INDIANA STATE PRISON v. VAN ULZEN

No. 73S04-9112-CV-986.

582 N.E.2d 789 (1991)

The INDIANA STATE PRISON and State Employees Appeals Commission, Appellant (Respondent below), v. William VAN ULZEN, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael A. Schoening, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellant.

Jonathan L. Birge, Mary Beth Claus, Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman, Indianapolis, for appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

When the Indiana State Prison cancels instructional classes for inmates during an emergency lockdown, does the warden violate state law by temporarily assigning a teacher to non-educational duties such as answering the telephone, taking messages, and other tasks commonly performed by employees in lower job classifications? We conclude that the law permits such temporary assignments to different work at the...

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