Neville v. School Directors Dist. No. 1

Citations

• 36 Ill. 71

Syllabus

<p>1. School teacher — may he discharged for incompetency or neglect of duty. Where a teacher obtains the proper certificate of qualification from the school commissioner, and is employed to teach a common school, he may no doubt be discharged by the directors of the district, for incompetency or neglect of duty, but it devolves upon the directors to prove the fact.</p> <p>2. Certificate of qualification—prima fade evidence. The granting of a certificate of qualification, by the school commissioner to a teacher, is prima facie evidence of the fact of his competency, and when directors discharge such a teacher, after he has been employed, they assume the burthen of proving the existence of the grounds for which he is discharged.</p> <p>3. Teacher—his qualifications. The law does not require the highest order of talent, capacity and qualifications in a teacher, but he must possess at least qualifications equal to the average of his profession, as a teacher.</p>