2004-Ohio-6364, 818 N.E.2d 709

Cox v. Zanesville City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.

No. 2004-1605.Supreme Court of Ohio.
Decided December 1, 2004.

Muskingum App. No. 04 CA 14, 2004-Ohio-4253.

MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS

On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists. The parties are to brief the issue stated in the court of appeals’ Journal Entry filed September 21, 2004:

“Whether an abuse of discretion standard of review applies in the context of an appellate review of a trial court’s decision to determine whether a public school district board of education has satisfied the statutory requirements of R.C. 3319.111 in non-renewing an employee’s limited teaching contract.”

RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent.

The conflict cases are Perkins v. Pickaway/Ross Cty. Joint Vocational School Dist. Bd. of Edn., Ross App. No. 03CA2723, 2004-Ohio-768; and Shephard v. Fairfield Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., Lawrence App. No. 99CA33, 2000-Ohio-1992.

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