Township of Old Bridge Board of Education v. Old Bridge Education Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

BRODY, J.A.D.

The Township of Old Bridge Board of Education (Board) appeals a determination of the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) that reduction in force (RIF) lay-off procedures are negotiable. We affirm that determination with some qualifications.

Barbara Wolfe, formerly employed by the Board as a tenured “Vs part-time” business education teacher,1 was laid off because of reduced class enrollment. The Board may lay off tenured teachers “whenever, in the judgment of the board it is advisable ... because of reduction in the number of pupils