COOK v. PLAINFIELD COMMUNITY SCH. DIST.

No. 2-63899.

301 N.W.2d 771 (1980)

William COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PLAINFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT and its Board Members, John W. Jensen, William V. Huisman, Reed Weinberg, Sharon Schrage, and Waldo Ruehs, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

November 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Goeke and Gary J. Boveia, Waverly, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gaylen V. Hassman of Engelbrecht, Ackerman & Hassman, Waverly, for defendants-appellees.

Edgar H. Bittle and Terry L. Monson of Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie & Smith, Des Moines, amicus curiae.

Heard by OXBERGER, C. J., and DONIELSON, SNELL, CARTER and JOHNSON, JJ.


OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, William Cook, appeals from the district court judgment affirming defendant board's termination of his employment contract as a non-probationary school principal. We affirm.

In March of 1977, Cook received notice the board had voted to consider termination of his employment. The notice stated the following four general reasons for termination: incompetency, insubordination, unsuitable administrative methods and lack of professional...

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