Legal Opinion
Stastny v. Board of Trustees of Central Washington University
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 17, 1982No. 4759-8-IIIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
Following a hearing, the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University terminated the employment of Associate Professor Charles I. Stastny for misconduct surrounding an unapproved absence. The Board's order was affirmed on review by the Superior Court. Professor Stastny appeals.
He questions the Board's findings and its conclusion to terminate him and raises constitutional questions concerning academic freedom, equal protection, due process, and vagueness and overbreadth of the University faculty code.
The Board, in substance, found the following facts:
In 1965 Charles Stastny was hired by…
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