Old Rochester Regional Teacher's Club v. Old Rochester Regional School District

This action was brought in the Superior Court to obtain judicial review of the dismissal by the defendant school district of the plaintiff Browne as a tenured teacher or, in the alternative, to obtain a declaratory judgment that Browne is entitled to have his rights determined by arbitration. The plaintiffs also sought an order requiring “the defendants to proceed to arbitration under G. L. c. 150E, § 8, and G. L. c. 150C, § 2, for a resolution of their dispute relative to the termination of the employment of the plaintiff [Browne].” In addition to contesting the merits, the defendants moved…