Union School District No. 6 v. Sterricker

Citations

• 86 Ill. 595

Syllabus

<p>1. Teacher’s certificate. The school law does not require a teacher’s certificate to state upon its face that any examination was had, or what such examination was. It is sufficient if it states that the person to whom it is given is qualified to teach the branches enumerated.</p> <p>2. Same —proof to show no examination. In a suit by a teacher to recover his wages, after being discharged by the directors, his certificate of qualification to teach can not be invalidated by proof that no personal examination of the teacher was had. The certificate is in the nature of a commission, and can not be attacked collaterally.</p> <p>3. Statute—construed. The word “may ” in the school law, in which it is provided that a teacher’s certificate may he drawn in a given form, was not intended to be interpreted “must.”</p>