California Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Board of Lancaster School District

Opinion

BOREN, J.

Introduction

Teachers from the Lancaster School District contend that the district governing board has not paid its teachers on a uniform basis as required by Education Code section 45028. After rehearing this matter, we conclude that the trial court’s reading of the statute was erroneous as a matter of law, but remand the case for further proceedings to resolve disputed factual issues raised as affirmative defenses.

Facts

Appellants California Teachers Association and Teachers Association of Lancaster filed a petition for a writ of mandate against respondents, the Governing…