Toney v. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

INTRODUCTION

In March 1992, David Toney was fired from his position as a tenured teacher with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (the “District”). The termination was based on evidence establishing that To-ney had engaged in a sexual relationship in 1980 with a 15 year old student while Toney was a teacher in Boise, Idaho. Toney appealed his termination to the superior court, which granted summary judgment in favor of the District. The court concluded that To-ney’s failure to disclose the relationship constituted a material misrepresentation and a…