Ruling upholding teacher tenure won't be disturbed by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a decision upholding teacher tenure in the state.
The vote against hearing the appeal was 4-3, report the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. How Appealing links to additional coverage.
The vote leaves in place an April 2016 appeals court decision finding the tenure system did not violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of equal protection. The case is Vergara v. California.
The nine students challenging the tenure law had claimed it kept ineffective teachers on the job, and those ineffective teachers are disproportionately assigned to poor and minority schools. The appeals court said the plaintiffs failed to show the tenure law was the reason ineffective teachers are assigned to particular districts.
Also on Monday, the state supreme court declined to review an appeals court decision that refused to disturb the state’s system of school funding. The plaintiffs had claimed low funding for schools violated the state constitution’s guarantee of a public education. The vote against review in the case, Campaign for Quality Education v. California, was also 4-3.
