Legal Opinion
School District v. Geller
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 23, 2000No. 98-P-564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGelinas, J.
The Beverly school district brought an action in Superior Court under G. L. c. 150C, § 11, to vacate an arbitrator’s award reinstating James Geller to his position as a *291teacher in the district, albeit with a substantial penalty.1 A Superior Court judge granted summary judgment in favor of Geller, sustaining his reinstatement. We reverse the judgment of the Superior Court and vacate the arbitrator’s award, thus confirming Geller’s discharge by the district.
We take the facts from the arbitrator’s findings. Geller, employed for twenty-five years by the district, was, at times relevant here, a…
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