FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. v. BURMAN

Docket No. L.A. 32230.

45 Cal.3d 208 (1988)

753 P.2d 689

246 Cal. Rptr. 733

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NANCY BURMAN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

May 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Wagner, Sisneros & Wagner and John J. Wagner for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Joseph R. Symkowick and Michael E. Hersher as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

George W. Shaeffer, Jr., and Silver, Kreisler, Goldwasser & Shaeffer for Defendant and Appellant.

A. Eugene Huguenin, Jr., Kirsten L. Zerger, Diane Ross and Ramon E. Romero as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

ARGUELLES, J.

The decision of a school district to dismiss or to suspend a permanent certificated employee, such as a tenured teacher, for disciplinary or performance-related reasons is subject to review at the employee's request by a local commission on professional competence. The commission is charged by statute with the responsibility of determining whether the employee should or should not be dismissed or suspended, but...

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