Jefferson County School District No. 509-J v. Fair Dismissal Appeals Board

*85RICHARDSON, J.

Respondent Kari, a permanent teacher, was dismissed by petitioner school district for “immorality” and “neglect of duty,” ORS 342.865(1)(b) and (d), after a police search and ensuing events brought to light evidence that her husband had been using their jointly owned home to grow and make sales of marijuana and that Kari was aware of the fact of the sales.1 Kari appealed to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, which, by a two to one vote, reversed the dismissal and ordered her reinstated. The district seeks review, and we reverse.

Kari’s job responsibilities included instruction and…