Sherrard Community Unit School District No. 200 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

The dispute giving rise to this case resulted from the action of petitioner, Sherrard Community Unit School District No. 200 (District), when, after formulating a plan to realign student attendance at four grade schools, it reassigned some 14 teachers to different schools for the ensuing school year. One of those teachers, Scharm Schneck, objected and on May 25, 1995, was permitted to appear before a closed meeting of the District’s Board of Education (Board) and persuaded the Board to allow her to remain and to select another teacher for reassignment. Respondent, Sherrard Education…