Legal Opinion
Lines v. Yakima School District No. 7.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 17, 1975No. 929-3PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C.J.
Issues: Does a discharged teacher have a right to a trial by jury, and is there sufficient cause to justify discharge? We answer both in the affirmative. Plaintiff, a music teacher employed by defendant school district, was discharged during the 1972-73 school year for physically abusing students. During the preceding school year plaintiff had been placed on probation for similar acts of physical abuse and was expressly instructed not to maltreat students.
On September 20, 1972, plaintiff pushed a student, and on October 4, 1972, he struck a student a substantial blow. A hearing was held…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dexter Horton Building Co. v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Brown v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1980
- Butler v. Lamont School District No. 246Court of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- McCollough v. Cashmere School District No. 222Court of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- Van Horn v. Highline School District No. 401Court of Appeals of Washington · 1977
- Clark v. CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DIST.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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