Pierce v. Douglas School District No. 4

An elementary school teacher, Ramona Pierce, claims that she was improperly dismissed from her employment. The Fair Dismissal Appeals Board (FDAB), which is the body charged with handling appeals from teacher dismissals, ORS 342.905, found that Pierce had resigned and therefore had not been dismissed from her employment. She appealed to the Court of Appeals, which reversed and remanded, holding that Pierce’s written letter of resignation was ineffective, that the school district’s actions constituted a “defacto dismissal,” and that the FDAB had jurisdiction. 60 Or App 285, 653 P2d 243 (1982).…