Legal Opinion
Winters v. Arizona Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 12, 2004No. 1 CA-CV 03-0147PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOAG, Judge.*
¶ 1 In this opinion, we hold that the showing of a nexus, or sufficiently rational connection, between the off-campus actions of a teacher and his/her fitness to teach is required before disciplinary action against the teacher may be taken based on such acts.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 After receiving his master’s degree in education, Claude L. Winters began his first teaching job at Buckeye Union High School in 1997 with a temporary secondary teaching certificate issued by the Arizona Board of Education. In August of 2000, the Board initiated disciplinary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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