IN RE COATES

No. 33102.

47 Wn.2d 51 (1955)

287 P.2d 102

In the Matter of the Appeal of DONALD T. COATES from an Order of the County Superintendent of Schools of Benton County. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF KENNEWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 17, Respondent, v. DONALD T. COATES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

July 28, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Critchlow, for appellant.

Fulk & Leeper, for respondent.

The Attorney General and Michael Alfieri, Assistant, amici curiae.


ROSELLINI, J.

Donald T. Coates, the appellant, was employed by the board of directors of Kennewick school district No. 17 of Benton county, Washington, to serve for the school year 1952-53 as principal of the Kennewick junior high school. He was discharged on April 13, 1953, for "gross insubordination and unprofessional conduct" occurring on the night of March 30, 1953, in the office of the superintendent of schools. The action of the board was appealed to the county...

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