Legal Opinion
Weems v. North Franklin School District
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 10, 2002No. 19024-2-IIIPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
— This is a dispute over the termination of a school district special education director and psychologist for misconduct. A district can terminate a certificated employee for material and substantial performance deficiencies, but only if the deficiencies are unremediable. However, a district need not consider remediability to terminate for conduct which “lacks any positive educational aspect or legitimate professional purpose.” Sauter v. Mt. Vernon Sch. Dist. No. 320, 58 Wn. App. 121, 131, 791 P.2d 549 (1990). Here, Dr. James Weems, the director of special education and the school…
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