South County

Teachers File Suit: Writing yet another chapter in its long-standing battle with the Saddleback College administration and trustees, the Saddleback Faculty Assn., which represents Saddleback teachers, has filed a lawsuit alleging administrative violations of the college’s own “Affirmative Action Plan for Equal Opportunity.” The suit, filed in Orange County Superior Court, charges Chancellor Larry P. Stevens and the trustees with “acting and conspiring to subvert and avoid compliance with the procedures and rules of the district . . . “ Additionally, the suit demands that the college “declare vacant and advertise for suitable applicants all new positions and job titles, as well as those with significantly redefined duties . . . “ Stevens termed the charges “patently untrue” and said the action was “part of a campaign by the union leadership in this district to undermine the board of trustees and administration.”