The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a state board must reconsider its rejection of a substitute teaching license for the former police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in 2016
FILE - In this May 30, 2017, file photo, St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez stands outside the Ramsey County Courthouse while waiting for a ride in St. Paul, Minn. An appeals court has ordered the Minnesota state teacher licensing board to reconsider its denial of a substitute teaching license to the former police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in 2016. Yanez has argued that the board was wrong to reject his application due to “immoral character or conduct.
Yanez's attorney, Robert Fowler, said in a statement that it was obvious the licensing board's decision was wrong. He said Yanez is pleased with the appeals court’s decision, adding “my client’s priority now is moving on to the next chapter in his life in peace and privacy."Yanez, a former St. Anthony police officer, shot Castile during a traffic stop after Castile, who was Black, said he had a gun.
He appealed to an administrative-law judge, who also recommended that his application be denied after a hearing in which St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Gothard testified that Yanez’s actions were hurtful and offensive to the community. An expert who testified for Yanez said the traffic stop was lawful and that he agreed the deadly use of force was reasonable.
Yanez argued on appeal that denying his application due to “immoral character or conduct” was unconstitutionally vague. The appeals court agreed, saying that other jurisdictions have found that immorality means different things to different people, and that the conduct in question must be directly related to a teacher’s ability to teach.
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