Pierce v. Douglas School District No. 4

Petitioner, the prevailing party in Pierce v. Douglas Sch. Dist. No. 4, 60 Or App 285, 653 P2d 243 (1982), rev allowed 294 Or 569 (1983), seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to ORS 183.495 and 183.497.1 We deny the petition.2

This is a teacher dismissal case in which this court reversed a decision of the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board (FDAB) upholding petitioner’s dismissal by the school district. We held that petitioner’s offer to resign had been withdrawn before the school board had the opportunity to pass on it, thereby rendering its later decision to “accept” her resignation invalid. 60…