Is this the end of teacher tenure in California? when Los Angeles Unified School District paid school teacher Mark Berndt $40,000 in back pay and legal fees to quickly dismiss him and avoid a lengthy appeals process. Berndt was arrested for lewd acts that included spoon-feeding students his semen. Continue reading... http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Is-this-the-end-of-teacher-tenure-in-California-5542577.php