Northfield School Board v. Washington South Education Association and Paul Clayton

¶ 1. Paul Clayton and Washington South Education Association (the Association) appeal the trial court's decision to grant Northfield School Board's (the Board) motion to enjoin arbitration. Clayton and the Association argue that the trial court erroneously held that Clayton was barred from utilizing the grievance-and-arbitration procedure contained in the collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) entered into by the Association and the Board. We conclude that, because Clayton and the Association failed to exhaust statutory remedies as required by 16 V.S.A. § 1752, the trial court properly…