Graves
Graves v. Commission on Professional Competence
Opinion
Opinion
Wood, J.
William E. Graves filed a petition in the superior court for a writ of mandamus compelling respondent commission to set aside its decision dismissing him from his employment as a certificated employee of the Lawndale School District. The petition was denied. He appeals from the judgment.
Appellant contends that (1) the school district violated the Stull Act (Ed. Code, §§ 13485-13489) in submitting his final evaluation a week prior to the end of the school year, rather than 60 days prior thereto, and in denying him 90 days in which to correct his faults and overcome the charges against him; (2) the commission erred in failing to make findings as to whether he was dismissed for exercising his constitutional rights,— citing Bekiaris v. Board of Education, 6 Cal.3d 575 [ 100 Cal.Rptr. 16 , 493 P.2d 480 ]; (3) the decision of the commission was invalid because one of the three hearing officers resigned his office prior to rendition of the decision; (4) the commission improperly sustained the school district’s objections to evidence of events that occurred at executive sessions of the board—the objections were made on the ground of attorney-client privilege; and (5) the…