· 5/18/1983
Smith v. Board of Education of the Mediapolis School District
Citations
- 334 N.W.2d 150
- 1983 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1538
- 11 Educ. L. Rep. 288
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a school district’s declining enrollment and budgetary constraints may constitute “just cause” not to renew a teacher’s contract
- courts must be wary of school boards using staff reduction as a pretext for unlawful discharge
- courts should be “reluctant to act as super school boards”
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Judges: Reynoldson, Uhlenhopp, McGiverin, Larson, Schultz
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