Loewen v. Board of Education

Larson, J.:

Martha J. Loewen appeals the trial court’s decision affirming the vote of the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 411, Marion County, Kansas, (Board) not to renew her teaching contract.

Loewen has taught kindergarten in the Goessel school system since 1967. Her teaching experience dates back to 1949, with a ten-year interruption devoted to her family. She enjoyed tenure and satisfactory evaluations until the 1986-87 school year.

In the fall of 1986, Goessel principal Perry McCabe became concerned about Loewen’s teaching methods and her handling of a large kindergarten…