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An employee can no longer pursue her unfair dismissal action after a commission found she sent "vicious" and threatening emails to numerous people, which had the potential to interfere with her case.

The Western Australian Department of Education senior teacher and data analyst claimed she was unfairly sacked from her position at Waroona District High School in June last year.

The employer's response to the application claimed the employee was dismissed after 10 misconduct allegations against her were substantiated, related to: sending unprofessional Facebook messages to students; and allowing a year 10 student to stay at her home, consume alcohol and smoke cannabis.

In February this year, the employer sought orders from the State Industrial Relations Commission striking out the employee's claim, alleging that since her dismissal she had acted inappropriately towards several potential witnesses...