Muhlheim v. Knox County Board of Education

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this consolidated interlocutory appeal to determine whether a school board, which is initially exempted by statute from providing workers’ compensation coverage, may divide its employees along professional and nonprofessional lines, providing workers’ compensation benefits for nonprofessional, nonunion employees while excluding certified teachers who are represented by a union. We conclude that the Board made a valid division of its workforce pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-106(5) (1991) (current version found at Supp.1998). Accordingly, we reverse the…