Jack Lines V. Yakima School District No. 7‪.‬

Issues: Does a discharged teacher have a right to a trial by jury, and is there sufficient cause to justify discharge?  We answer both in the affirmative. Plaintiff, a music teacher employed by defendant school district, was discharged during the 1972-73 school year for physically abusing students. During the preceding school year plaintiff had been placed on probation for similar acts of physical abuse and was expressly instructed not to maltreat students.