Julie Ann Fischer
v.
Sioux City Community School District and Board of Directors, Ronald Colling, Jackie Warnstadt, Miyuki Nelson, and Dr. Michael McTaggart II
Appellant
Julie Ann Fischer
Appellee
Sioux City Community School District and Board of Directors, Ronald Colling, Jackie Warnstadt, Miyuki Nelson, and Dr. Michael McTaggart II
Attorney for the Appellant
David L. Reinschmidt
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy A. Clausen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Steven J. Andreasen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and May, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (18 pages)
Julie Fischer appeals the district court’s affirmation of the Sioux City Community School Board’s (the Board) termination of her teaching contract. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude (1) the Board’s decision to terminate was supported by a preponderance of competent evidence, (2) the Board’s decision was not tainted by prejudicial errors of law, (3) the Board was not obligated to impose a lesser sanction, and (4) the First Amendment did not preclude termination. We affirm.
