Board of Education of Louisville v. Louisville Education Ass'n

I must respectfully dissent. I believe the majority has failed to properly recognize the contract between the Board of Education and the Teachers Association, and to the extent the contract has been recognized, it has been interpreted too narrowly.

The basic question, however, is whether the grievance procedure in the contract (Professional Agreement) applies to the termination or non-renewal of a non-tenured certificated teacher holding a limited employment contract. The majority concluded that it does not. I disagree.

The definition of a “grievance” contained in the Professional Agreement…