Opinion ID: 2071168
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Evidence Applied to the Just Cause Determination.

Text: The board found that the superintendent had satisfied his burden to show grounds for termination. The board found Walthart had knowledge that alcohol was being consumed on her property, she allowed that to continue without adequate monitoring, and she did nothing to stop the party except to take some of the car keys. The board concluded this damaged her reputation as a teacher and was detrimental to her ability to be an effective role model. It found she lacked support from other faculty members, indicating her effectiveness as a teacher was greatly diminished. The board concluded that [f]or the Board to retain her on the faculty would render its anti-alcohol policy meaningless and subject to utter disregard by the student body and perhaps even the faculty. We agree. These findings gave the board just cause to terminate Walthart's teaching contract.