McKee v. Board of Education

The defendants1 appeal from a judgment of the trial court reversing a decision of the Watertown board of education (board) terminating the plaintiffs employment. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court impermissibly substituted its judgment for that of the board. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are undisputed. The plaintiff was a tenured teacher employed as a guidance counselor by the Watertown board of education.2 The plaintiff holds a standard certification issued by the state of Connecticut certifying him as a school guidance counselor for…