Petitioners are requesting his termination from employment with the district. Clearly, his rights would be affected by the outcome of this proceeding, and he is a necessary party. The appeal must additionally be dismissed as untimely. All of the incidents identified in the petition occurred between January and March 1998. The record does not reveal any later actions by respondent or its officials in reference to petitioners' complaints.
Petitioners provide no excuse for the delay in commencing the appeal.
Therefore, the appeal must be dismissed as untimely. Even if I were not to dismiss this appeal on procedural grounds, I would dismiss it on the merits. Petitioners have failed to establish in the record before me that Mr. St. Germain treated their children unfairly or engaged in any wrongdoing and have not shown that respondent acted improperly in refusing to take action against Mr. St. Germain. Petitioners have not met this burden. I have examined petitioners' remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.