Danville Area School District v. Danville Area Education Ass'n

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

The Danville Area School District (District) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 26th Judicial District, Montour County Branch (trial court), which affirmed an arbitration award granting modified retirement benefits to Judith Walter (Walter) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement (Agreement) negotiated under the Public Employe Relations Act1 (Act 195) between the District and the Danville Area *550Education Association (Association). We reverse.

Walter was a teacher in the District when she submitted a letter, dated May 13, 1992, indicating that she was…