Oxford Board of School Directors v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal by the Oxford Board of School Directors (Appellant) of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, dated April 11, 1976. The order affirms a determination of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (P.L.R.B.) that a grievance, initiated by the Oxford Area Education Association on the behalf of five teachers given unsatisfactory ratings, must be resolved by arbitration. We affirm.

On June 14,1974, the final day of the 1973-74 school year, eight teachers of the Oxford Area School District were engaged in a year-end celebration in the faculty…