Legal Opinion
Booker v. South Central School District No. 406
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 7, 1979No. 6578-1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Robert Booker was terminated from his teaching position via the nonrenewal provisions of RCW Title 28A. He appeals from a King County Superior Court decision which upheld the legality of the statutory scheme under which he was terminated.
Booker does not challenge the merits of the termination nor does he claim that the school district failed to follow the statutory procedure. Rather he contends that the statutory scheme lacked an appearance of fairness and offended due process.
RCW Title 28A establishes a specific procedure for terminating a teaching contract: the school district…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad v. Washington State Human Rights CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Francisco v. Board of Directors of Bellevue Public Schools, District No. 405Washington Supreme Court · 1975
- Ledgering v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- City of Vancouver v. JarvisWashington Supreme Court · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- Meyers v. Newport Consolidated Joint School District No. 56-415Court of Appeals of Washington · 1982
- State ex rel. Murray v. ShanksCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980