Heithoff v. Nebraska State Board of Education

In an appeal under the Administrative Procedure Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-901 et seq. (Reissue 1981 & Cum. Supp. 1986), the district court for Lancaster County vacated the order or decision of the State Board of Education, which had terminated the teaching contracts of Katherine Heithoff and Jean Luedtke (teachers).

In an appeal from a judgment pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, the Supreme Court tries factual questions de novo on the record, which requires the Supreme Court to reach a conclusion independent of the trial court’s findings. Haeffner v. State, 220 Neb. 560, 371 N.W.2d…