Legal Opinion
School Committee v. Needham Education Ass'n
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 3, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
Paul Needle (teacher) was a sixth-grade tenured teacher at the Newman Middle School in Needham. After a series of hearings before the school committee he was dismissed in August, 1983. He claimed his right to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement (agreement). After a hearing, the arbitrator made an award dated November 23,1984, restoring the teacher to his position without benefit of back pay. The school committee sought to vacate the award but a judge in the Superior Court denied the application to vacate and confirmed the award pursuant to G. L. c. 150C, § 11 (d) (1984 ed.).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- School Committee of Hanover v. CurryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- CONCERNED MIN. EDUCATORS v. Sch. Comm. of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Sch. Comm. of W. Bridgewater v. W. Bridgewater Tchrs'Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Cape Elizabeth School Board v. Cape Elizabeth Teachers Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Port Washington Union Free School District v. Port Washington Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
- School Committee v. Hanover Teachers Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- School Committee v. Boston Teachers Union, Local 66Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- City of Lynn v. Council 93, American Federation of State, Local 193Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee v. Groton-Dunstable Educators Assoc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- City of Worcester v. Worcester Vocational Teachers Ass'nMassachusetts Superior Court · 1999
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