Teacher violated school's policies and breached required trust, termination letter says
The Bishop’s School, located in La Jolla, CA, and its head placed a teacher on administrative leave, then terminated his employment after learning about a “flirtatious” text message exchange between the teacher and a former student.
The teacher – the plaintiff in the case of Bishop v. The Bishop's School – worked for the school for 16 years. In March 2019, he entered into a contract whereby he would serve as an English teacher at the school for the 2019–2020 academic year. The student involved graduated in June 2019.
That September, the teacher and the student exchanged messages that the parties characterized as “flirtatious.”
The head of the school sent the teacher a letter explaining the basis for the school’s decision to terminate him “for good cause.” The letter said that the teacher discredited himself, violated the school’s policies and expectations for conduct, failed to abide by the school’s guidance and directives, and breached the trust required of the school’s teachers.
The teacher filed a complaint. The school’s student-run newspaper then published an article that included a quote from the school head relating to the case.
The teacher brought an amended complaint making the following allegations:
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