Haase

Plaintiff, Renne C. Haase, a teacher employed by defendant, San Diego Community College District (District) for approximately six years, was summarily discharged by the District on September 22, 1976. He appeals after unsuccessfully seeking a peremptory writ of mandate for reinstatement and other related relief. We affirm the judgment.

An Overview—Concepts and Principles Governing Our Review

Entry into the Education Code is painful. In an effort to minimize the discomfort for the uninitiated who have not had the dubious pleasure of treading laboriously through the statutory maze, some preliminary observations may be helpful.

Since 1850, our Legislature has been particularly active in enacting laws pertaining to education. (West’s Ann. Cal. Codes, Ed. (Reorganized) art. I, Historical Note, p. 3; see also Cal. Const., art. IX, § 1.) The results flowing from this continuing legislative concern reveal an accomodation to the different, and occasionally conflicting, pressures from interested parties.

Teachers, certificated employees, are given rights through a rather complex system designed to give a degree of academic tenure in direct relation to years of employment.…