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California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 28, 2013

San Diego school officials lose bid to oust teacher accused of child molestation

A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that San Diego school officials did not provide enough evidence to warrant firing a teacher after his criminal convictions of molesting students were reversed.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that San Diego school officials did not provide enough evidence to warrant firing a teacher after he was accused of molesting students.


The school district sought to remove Thad Jesperson for professional misconduct after an appellate court reversed his convictions for molesting several elementary school students and prosecutors declined to retry him. An independe...

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