A teacher who has been on sick leave for years argued an examination would infringe on her rights. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS

A disciplinary procedure has been initiated in western Germany against a teacher who has been on sick leave for more than 15 years.

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The western city of Dusseldorf has opened proceedings against the teacher, a spokesman for the education ministry in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed to the DPA news agency on Saturday.

The teacher's case became public through a legal dispute.

In mid-August, the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westpha

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