Blank v. Independent School District No. 16

COYNE, Justice.

The appellant, Independent School District No. 16, placed respondent Rachel Blank and seven other teachers on unrequested leave of absence at the close of the 1982-83 school year. Upon writ of certio-rari by Blank and two other teachers, the Anoka County District Court ordered their reinstatement. On appeal by the school district, the court of appeals upheld the district court’s order with regard to Blank, holding that she was not precluded from disputing the validity of a seniority list, which she had not timely questioned according to the terms of a collective bargaining…