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Education

Jun. 12, 2014

Judge strikes down statutes governing teacher job protections

In a landmark victory in a closely watched education suit, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional five statutes governing layoffs, tenure and dismissal of public school teachers.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In a landmark victory in a closely watched education suit, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional five statutes governing layoffs, tenure and dismissal of public school teachers.


Judge Rolf M. Treu's 16-page ruling, which the defendants have already promised to appeal, applies to the state's 275,000 teachers. But it could reach mu...

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