Belton-Kocher v. St. Paul School District

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This appeal presents the conflict of two critical public interests: first, that employees be hired on the basis of their qualifications and without discrimination against protected classes; and second, that public-service, educational agencies be permitted to select the employee with the greatest job-performance potential. In this case, we affirm the trial court’s judgment that respondent St. Paul school district rejected candidates who would be supervised by their spouses under a bona fide, essential-management standard.

FACTS

Appellant applied for the position of…