Osuna-Bonilla v. Teacher Standards & Practices Commission

Petitioner, a former teacher, seeks judicial review of an order of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), revoking for one year his privilege to reapply for a teaching license.1 In his first three assignments of error, petitioner contends that the commission’s order is not supported by substantial evidence primarily because the commission relied on hearsay. That hearsay was prior testimony from several students, given under oath and subject to cross-examination in a criminal trial. We conclude that, under the circumstances, the testimony satisfied the standard of reliability…