Chatham Association of Educators, Teacher Unit v. BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE COUNTY OF CHATHAM

Mobley, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim. Chatham Association of Educators, Teacher Unit, Dewey Lee, president of the Association, and Daniel W. Wright, Jr., its chief negotiator, in their individual capacities and as a class representing the teachers employed by the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, brought a complaint against the board, and alleged: The board was created by law to operate all of the public schools in Chatham County. The association was recognized by the board as the winner of the teacher- representation…