Lansing School District v. Lansing Schools Education Ass'n

Plaintiff Lansing School District and defendant Lansing Schools Education Association are parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering the years 1981-1984. In July of 1982, the association filed a grievance alleging, inter alia, that the district had violated the layoff procedure of the parties’ contract by laying off too many elementary teachers. This conduct was alleged to have resulted in a violation of the maximum limits on class size contained in Article VII of the contract. Following a hearing, the arbitrator determined that Article VII made the maximum class size a goal rather…