Baseball Coach’s Claim Doomed by Clear Language in Education Code

A California state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a high school baseball coach, who was dismissed after the last day of classes at Mira Costa High School (MCHS), was properly classified as a “temporary athletic team coach” and was not entitled to the specified protections afforded a “probationary” certificated teacher.   In so ruling, the panel found that the district was not required to give him written notice that he was a temporary employee, since the no