Woodland Joint Unified School District v. Commission on Professional Competence

Opinion

SIMS, J.

In this case, we confront the formidable task of making sense out of the California Education Code. (Statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated.) Among other things, we consider when a teacher demonstrates “evident unfitness for service” within the meaning of subdivision (a)(5) of section 44932.1

Procedural Background

Appellant Edward F. Zuber, a permanent certificated employee of respondent Woodland Joint Unified School District (District), was served by the District with notice of intent to dismiss him from his position as an English teacher at Douglass…