State ex rel. Caffrey v. Superior Court

Citations

• 72 Wash. 444
• 130 P. 747
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1484

Syllabus

<p>Schools and School Districts — Orders oe School Board — Discharge oe Teacher — Appeal—Disqualification oe School Superintendent — Review by Courts. The superior court has jurisdiction of an action to review a decision of a board of school directors discharging a teacher, where the county superintendent of schools had disqualified himself from reviewing the decision on the appeal provided by law, by appearing at and dominating the school board meeting, demanding the teacher’s resignation, and threatening her with cancellation of her certificate authorizing her to teach unless she resigned, and denying her any opportunity .to be heard.</p>