Cuyahoga Falls Education Ass'n v. Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education

The principal issue in this case is whether the Board properly implemented a reduction-in-force pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement between the Board and the Association. For the reasons which follow we find the Board’s action was in accord with the collective bargaining agreement.

In Article XII of the collective bargaining agreement the parties agreed that under certain conditions the Board could implement a reduction-in-force. Thus, pursuant to Article XII(A) of the parties’ agreement:

“1. Teachers shall not be discharged or laid off pursuant to a necessary reduction in personnel…