CORDRAY v. INTERNATL. PREPARATORY SCHOOL

No. 2009-1418.

128 Ohio St.3d 50 (2010)

2010-Ohio-6136

CORDRAY, ATTY. GEN., ET AL., Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL ET AL.; SHABAZZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Cordray , Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer , Solicitor General, Brandon J. Lester , Deputy Solicitor, and Todd R. Marti , Assistant Solicitor, for appellants.

Brett E. Horton and Earle C. Horton , for appellee.

Cloppert, Latanick, Sauter & Washburn and Sue A. Salamido , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Education Association.

Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., and Donald J. Mooney Jr. , urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and Ohio Association of Public School Employees.

Eastman & Smith, Ltd., Albin Bauer II , and Amy J. Borman , urging affirmance for amici curiae Imagine Charter Schools, Center for Education Reform, and Atlantic Legal Foundation.


PFEIFER, ACTING C.J.

{¶ 1} This case stems from the demise of a community school formed pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3314. We address the issue of whether a treasurer of a community school is a public official who may be strictly liable to the state for public funds lost when the school accepted public funds that it was not entitled to receive. We hold that an officer, employee, or duly authorized representative or agent of a community school...

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