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California School Employees Ass'n v. Bonita Unified School Dist. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 28, 2008)

By Shaun Martin

The Bonita School district wanted to fire Donald Roberts for nine "causes" and twenty-four "reasons" under the Education Code. As Justice Mallano explains in affirming Roberts' termination:

The ?causes? included incompetence, dishonesty, insubordination, immoral conduct, evident unfitness for service, absent without authority, and violation of school laws. Among the ?reasons? were: (1) communicating regularly with staff members in rude, abusive, sexually explicit, and threatening language; (2) creating a sexually hostile work environment for two female employees; (3) refusing to do assigned duties; (4) failing to comply with supervisors? directions; (5) permitting a subordinate to damage District equipment and to harass other maintenance department employees; (6) taking District property home for personal use; (7) destroying District property; (8) intimidating employees of the maintenance department on a regular basis; and (9) exposing the District to liability under state and federal antidiscrimination laws.

What?! None of that's allowed?!

Outrageous.

Full post as published by California Appellate Report on May 29, 2008 (boomark / email).