Complete a 1,000 to 1,500-word written analysis of the administrative law due process issues that are raised in the following fact pattern.
Fact pattern for first written assignment
Jane is a public high school teacher at AB Wright Public High School in Los Angeles,
California. Jane teaches various English classes, including AP English, a Shakespeare
seminar, and also basic composition courses. Jane is a tenured teacher who has taught at
this high school for ten years. Jane was a member of the teacher’s union. During a
teacher’s strike, Jane stood in front of the school principal’s office, held a picket sign
that called the principal a “management tool,” and blocked the principal, Sally, from
entering her office. Jane was arrested for this activity by the school police, she was
removed from the school grounds, and she was immediately fired from her job. The firing
notice stated only, “You are fired from your teaching job. Please clean out your desk and
locker and do not return to campus.” The notice did not state why Jane was fired nor did
it tell her what procedures she was entitled to if she wanted to challenge the firing. If
given the chance, Jane would have denied blocking the school principal from entering
her office. Jane would have claimed that she wanted to have a discussion with the
principal.
Weave the facts of this scenario into your answers to these specific questions:
1. Does Jane have due process rights as a public school teacher in this scenario?
2. Have Jane’s due process rights been violated by the school district?
3. What due process procedures is Jane entitled to?
4. Has the school district provided those procedures to Jane?