Widder v. Durango School District No. 9-R

I. Introduction

In 1984, the Colorado General Assembly enacted a provision requiring every school district to adopt a discipline code to “deal with disorderly students in a manner which allows other students to learn in an atmosphere which is safe, conducive to the learning process, and free from unnecessary inter*521ruption.”1 In 1991, the General Assembly declared that “[a] teacher or any other person who acts in good faith and in compliance with the discipline code adopted by the board of education ... shall not have his contract nonrenewed or be subject to any disciplinary proceedings,…