Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Local 59 v. Minneapolis Special School District No. 1

PETERSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Minnesota Federation of Teachers and four individual members, brought this action against defendant, Minneapolis Special School District No. 1, seeking a declaratory judgment construing Minn.St. 125.17, the teacher tenure statute for first-class cities. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment declaring that the four individual plaintiffs were entitled to tenure. On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court’s decision as to *775two of the individual plaintiffs, Marsha Seitz and Annette Smith.

The provisions of the tenure statute which govern this…