Stephens v. Board of Education of School District No. 5

Howard, D.J.

Following a hearing, the board of education of School District No. 5 of Pierce County, Nebraska (Plainview), terminated the contract of Lyle Stephens, a certificated teacher at the Plainview public schools, for unprofessional conduct and immorality. The charges substantially arose from an incident between Stephens and a visiting salesman. Stephens appealed the board’s termination decision to the district court for Pierce County. The district court dismissed the petition in error and affirmed the termination, and this appeal followed. “Just cause” for termination is defined, among…