Caston School Corp. v. Phillips

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

The Caston Classroom Teachers Association appeals the trial court’s determination that former Caston School Corporation1 principal, Russell B. Phillips, Jr., is entitled to permanent teacher seniority as provided in the collective bargaining agreement incorporated into his contract and as evidenced by a seniority list generated by the School Corporation. The evidence relevant to the appeal is recited below.

From August 1978 through June 1995, Phillips served as principal of the Caston Elementary School. In June 1994, the Ca-ston School Board voted unanimously to terminate…