Supreme Court quashes dismissal of teacher's claim due to school takeover, mandating return to lower court for factual assessment.

The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of a teacher's claim to reinstatement, ruling that the school's reorganization did not automatically constitute a legal takeover. The court noted that while classes transferred, the specific criteria for a partial takeover under the Labor Code must be factually verified by the lower court. Consequently, the case was remanded for a new determination of whether the transfer of classes and staff legally triggered the automatic employment status change that would render the dismissal invalid.