Legal Opinion
Benson v. Bellevue School District No. 405
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 9, 1985No. 13822-7-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorbett, C.J.
Charles Benson appeals the superior court judgment upholding his demotion from principal to classroom teacher. Bellevue School District No. 405 cross-*732appeals Benson's award of back wages and attorney's fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
In January 1982, Benson was the principal of Spiritridge Elementary School. On January 6, Chuck Hutchins, a school custodian, reported to Benson that a sixth-grade girl claimed to have had sexual intercourse with another school custodian 2 days before. Benson expressed his disbelief and asked to talk to the child, but Hutchins said that she would not…
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