Sutherlin Education Ass'n v. Sutherlin School District No. 130

The Sutherlin Education Association, the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers in the Sutherlin School District, ORS 243.650(8), appeals from the decision of the Employment Relations Board (ERB) which held that a proposed subject for collective bargaining was a permissive and not a mandatory subject for bargaining.

The disputed subject is made up of three parts. The first deals with the authority of a teacher to require that a student see a specialist such as a counselor, psychologist or a physician. The second deals with the authority of a teacher to exclude a disruptive student…