The court jurisdiction is an administrative appeal brought by the parents of the school board's decision to re-hire the coach.
From the Associatied Press:
Burt Rogness, school board president, testified that he and the board initially followed the recommendation of the parents and administration to let Hofer's contract expire. But Hofer got a hearing with the board, when then reversed itself and decided to renew his contract.
Hofer is a tenured teacher, and his manner of coaching is not cause enough to revoke his contract, the board reasoned. There were no grounds to do so, Rogness said.
That prompted the administrative appeal by Trooien and the parents.