In the case of Meminger v. Ohio State Univ., 2017-Ohio-5781, the court of claims dismissed a wrongful termination claim because the “plaintiff was a member of the classified civil service who was a member of a collective bargaining unit, and, as such, she was not an employee at will.” Meminger at ¶ 8. “As a […]
On April 9, 2017, Matthew John Markling is giving a legal update presentation to principals at the East Central Ohio Educational Service Center (“ECOESC”), which provides educational services to more than 2,000 teachers and over 28,000 students throughout the Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, and Tuscarawas Counties. Through direct instruction and quality professional development, the ECOESC partners […]
In the case of Jones v. Geauga Cty Republican Party Cent. Commt., 2017-Ohio-2930, an Ohio appellate court found that a central committee of a local political party is only a public body comprised of public officers for purposes of the Ohio Open Meetings Act when the committee is actually undertaking its limited governmental duties, such […]
In the case of State ex rel. Masiella v. Brimfield Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2017-Ohio-2934, an Ohio appellate court, in rejecting an Open Meetings Act claim, clarified that, in order to demonstrate an Open Meetings Act violation, “it is not sufficient for a plaintiff to demonstrate that a meeting occurred, but rather [a plaintiff] must […]
In the case of State v. Polk, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-2735, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a “school’s protocol requiring searches of unattended book bags—to determine ownership and whether the contents are dangerous—furthers the compelling governmental interest in protecting public-school students from physical harm [and * * *] that the school employees’ search of […]
In the case of Routson-Gim-Belluardo v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-2611, an Ohio appellate court “affirmed the resolution of the Ohio State Board of Education [“State Board”] to revoke [a teacher’s] teaching license for engaging in conduct unbecoming an educator” where the evidence showed that the teacher gave students information in advance of taking a […]