A court ruling earlier this month overturned California’s tenure laws as unconstitutional, drawing criticism from some West Marin union representatives and administrators.
After a lengthy trial, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu sided with nine students who said their right to an equal education was being infringed by teachers’ job protections. Saying the laws serve no compelling interest, the decision struck down the designation of permanent status after two years, a first-in-first-out layoff policy…