Sherwood National Education Ass'n v. Sherwood-Cass R-VIII School District

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Certain public school teachers and their teachers’ association, Sherwood National Education Association, brought a declaratory judgment action challenging the decision of the Sherwood Cass R-VII School District to pay certain teachers “commitment fees.” The plaintiffs contend that such an arrangement exceeds the scope of the District’s authority under the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act, §§ 168.104 et seq., RSMo. The plaintiffs requested as relief the granting to all other teachers the same fees. The trial court held that the commitment fee agreements were unlawful but…