In Re the Renewal, of the Teaching Certificate of Thompson

The Montana Office of Public Instruction appeals from an Order of the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. The District Court’s Order reversed an Order of the Board of Public Education which denied the renewal of Gerald Thompson’s teaching certificate. Nonrenewal was based on the Board’s conclusion that Gerald Thompson is not of good moral and professional character because of incidents of sexual misconduct. The District Court concluded that the authorities involved in investigating the allegations of sexual misconduct had actively sought to suppress the truth, that…