SMITH v. BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

No. 67374-8.

991 P.2d 1135 (2000)

139 Wash.2d 793

Kelly SMITH, Petitioner, v. BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE; College District No. 28; William P. Mohler; Jon Thorpe; Deborah Emond; and Sally Cofchin, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Hansen, Federal Way, for Petitioner.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Paul Triesch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Seattle, for Respondents.


SANDERS, J.

The question is whether the common law tort of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy extends to employees who may be terminated only for cause and, if so, whether an employee must first exhaust administrative or contractual remedies before pursuing such an action. We are also asked to decide whether a public employee establishes a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when a public agency discharges...

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