Unified School District No. 500 v. Robinson

Penland, J.:

Unified School District No. 500 (District) appeals the district court’s decision which affirmed the hearing officer’s ruling that the District failed to establish by substantial evidence good cause for nonrenewal of Mable Robinson’s teacher contract. We reverse.

The District had continuously employed Robinson as an elementary teacher since 1967. In the spring of 1994, the District decided to terminate Robinson’s contract. Robinson was given notice of the school board’s intent to nonrenew her contract for the 1994-95 school year due to her failure to satisfactorily plan and teach…