Vergara v. California
California Supreme Court
209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 558 (2016)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Beatriz Vergara and other children (schoolchildren) (plaintiffs) who attended public schools in California sued the state, alleging that its teacher-tenure statutes led to the retention of grossly ineffective teachers. The statutes required only two years before teachers were eligible for tenure. Further, the statutes provided substantial due-process rights to teachers prior to the opportunity to dismiss them. The schoolchildren alleged that this practice violated their right to equal protection of the laws by negatively impacting their fundamental right to public education. The trial court agreed with the schoolchildren, finding that the statutes were unconstitutional. The court of appeal reversed. The schoolchildren filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Boren, J.)
Dissent (Cuellar, J.)
Dissent (Liu, J.)
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