Carson City School District v. Burnsen

OPINION

By the Court, Thompson, J.:

For twelve years Vivian Burnsen was employed by the Carson City School Board as a teacher. During that time her performance had been continuously evaluated. Her personnel file containing such evaluations shows her inability to discipline the students, poor lesson planning, and the ineffective use of materials. She was notified of her deficiencies on many occasions. She was offered assistance to improve her performance as a teacher, but rejected such offers. The file also contains many requests from parents that their children be removed from her classroom and…