Appeal of the Somersworth School District

The Somersworth School District (district) appeals the ruling of the public employee labor relations board (PELRB) that it committed an unfair labor practice, see RSA 273-A:5, 1(h) (1987), when it refused to process a grievance filed by Gary Tuttle, an employee of the district. We reverse.

Tuttle was employed as a “job coordinator” at Somersworth High School from 1990 through 1995. As job coordinator, Tuttle assisted disabled students at the high school in obtaining employment outside school and in making the transition from the school setting to the community. Tuttle’s employment contract was…