Viola Jerrel v. Kenai Peninsula Borough

Viola Jerrel appeals from a superior court dismissal which denied her a trial de novo pursuant to AS 14.20.205, following her nonretention as a tenured teacher from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. On appeal, Ms. Jerrel claims that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing her cause of action for failure to file timely opposition to the Boroughs motion to dismiss; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by not permitting an untimely appeal from the administrative determination and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by not permitting Ms. Jerrel to amend her complaint. We find no abuse of discretion in any of these issues, and the trial courts decision is accordingly affirmed.