Broney v. California Commision on Teacher Credentialing

Opinion

NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.

Rejecting statutory terms, such as “immorality,” “unprofessional conduct,” or “moral turpitude” as overly broad to use as grounds for discipline of public school teachers, the California Supreme Court has created its own seven-part test to assess whether a misbehaving teacher is fit to teach. (Morrison v. State Board of Education (1969) Cal.3d 214, 224-225 [82 Cal.Rptr. 175, 461 P.2d 375] (Morrison).) 1 We must apply that test here.

Plaintiff Shirley Marie Broney is an elementary school teacher. Between 1987 and 2002, she was convicted of three drunken driving…