24-2009 Use of "Last Chance" Agreement Barred by Ed Code Provision Prohibiting Waiver of Statutory Rights

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2009-08-19
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Frank Zotter, Jr., Senior Associate General Counsel fzotter@sclscal.org

On July 28, 2009, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, published its decision in Farahani v. San Diego Community College District (2009) __ Cal.App.4th __, 96 Cal.Rptr.3d 900 ruling against the College District in its dispute with former faculty member Sam Farahani, who had been terminated in June, 2006. The court's decision upholds a decision of the superior court that found a "last chance agreement" in which Farahani waived his right to a hearing on his termination was void under Education Code section 87485.

search terms: last chance, waiver, termination, agreement, Farahani v. San Diego Community College District, Leithliter v. Board of Trustees, Education Code 87485, Education Code 44924.

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