Henderson v. Newport-Mesa Unified School Dist

In Henderson v. Newport-Mesa Unified School Dist. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 478, a school teacher brought an action to challenge the school district's failure to rehire her on a "first priority" basis and for discrimination against her on the basis of race. (214 Cal.App.4th at p. 484.) The trial court sustained the school district's demurrer to her two causes of action, and the Court of Appeal reversed. (Ibid.) The Court of Appeal noted that "Henderson's right to be properly classified was the only individual claim she was allowed to make in the prior administrative proceeding." (Id. at p. 501.) As a consequence, Henderson was not foreclosed from bringing a later action for racial discrimination. (Ibid.)