BELTON-KOCHER v. ST. PAUL SCHOOL DIST.

No. C5-99-1402.

610 N.W.2d 374 (2000)

Evelyn BELTON-KOCHER, Appellant, v. ST. PAUL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

May 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Cooper, Kathryn J. Cima, The Cooper Law Firm, Chartered, Minneapolis, MN (for appellant).

James R. Andreen, Erstad & Riemer, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (for respondent).

Considered and decided by KLAPHAKE, Presiding Judge, CRIPPEN, Judge, and SHUMAKER, Judge.


OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This appeal presents the conflict of two critical public interests: first, that employees be hired on the basis of their qualifications and without discrimination against protected classes; and second, that public-service, educational agencies be permitted to select the employee with the greatest job-performance potential. In this case, we affirm the trial court's judgment that respondent St. Paul school district rejected candidates...

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