Smith v. Board of Education of the Mediapolis School District

LARSON, Justice.

The superintendent of the Mediapolis Community School District, which was faced with declining enrollment and shrinking state aid, sought to terminate the teaching contract of the plaintiff as a part of the district’s staff-reduction program. Following Smith’s request, a “private hearing” under section 279.16 was held by the school board, which accepted the superintendent’s recommendation and terminated her employment. On her appeal to an adjudicator, section 279.15, the board’s determination was affirmed. On petition for judicial review, section 279.18, the district court…