Ruchert v. Freeman School District

Sandra Ruchert and the Public School Employees of Freeman (hereinafter Ms. Ruchert) appeal a jury verdict finding that she was properly discharged from her employment as a bus driver for the Freeman School *205District. Among other contentions, she maintains that the trial court erred by improperly instructing the jury on the standard applied to determine sufficient cause for discharge. We conclude that the challenged jury instruction was erroneous because it permitted the termination of a classified or certified school employee based solely on a showing that the employee committed socially…