Whitaker v. Fair Dismissal Appeals Board

Petitioner teacher seeks reversal of a decision of the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board upholding his dismissal by respondent Coos Bay School District No. 9 on the basis that his classroom performance was inadequate. ORS 342.865(1)(g).1 Petitioner contends that the Board committed error by admitting certain evidence at the hearing and argues that the Board’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the whole record.2 We affirm.

Petitioner was employed by the School District on a year-to-year basis from August 1954 to June 30, 1975. From 1968 to 1975 petitioner received eight…