Bowing v. Board of Trustees of Green River Community College District No. X

This matter is before the court upon the granting of petitions of both parties for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, in Bowing v. Board of Trustees, 11 Wn. App. 33, 521 P.2d 220 (1974). It is a suit by a tenured faculty member, alleging that she was wrongfully discharged and seeking reinstatement.

The Superior Court granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, holding that prescribed procedures had not been followed by the Board of Trustees of the college and that she had consequently been denied due process of law. The procedures followed are set forth in…