Junction City Education Ass'n v. Board of Education

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

This appeal raises a jurisdiction issue and the ques-, tion of whether an involuntary transfer provision is mandatorily negotiable under the Professional Negotiations Act (Negotiations Act), K.S.A. 72-5413 et seq.

We first set forth sufficient facts to show how the issues have come before us.

The Junction City Education Association (Education Association) and the Board of Education of the Unified School District No. 475, Geary County, Kansas (Board), entered into negotiations for an agreement governing the terms and conditions for professional…