California Teachers Assn. v. Nielsen

Opinion

HALVONIK, J.

Appellants are teachers and representatives of teachers who, as a result of their activities and statements during a strike, had complaints and letters of reprimand placed in their personnel files. Appellants petitioned for a writ of mandate commanding the school district to remove the letters and complaints from their files. Relief was denied below and this appeal ensued.

On May 23, 1975, about 500 teachers of the South San Francisco Unified School District failed to report for work. The strike was not settled until June 6, 1975. For purposes of this litigation, the central…