Legal Opinion
Plymouth Public Schools v. Education Association of Plymouth & Carver
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 30, 2016No. AC 15-P-906PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMassing, J.
Defendant Kristen Bilbo taught in the plaintiff Plymouth Public Schools (district) over the course of five consecutive school years. She took maternity leave during two of them. The district tendered a notice of nonrenewal at the end of the fifth year. Bilbo asserts that her service, interrupted only by her leave permitted under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. (FMLA), entitles her to professional teacher status, 2 giving her rights including arbitration of her dismissal. 3 The district contends that Bilbo is not entitled professional teacher status or arbitration…
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- Massachusetts Highway Department v. American Federation of State, Council 93Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Bureau of Special Investigations v. Coalition of Public SafetyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- School District of Beverly v. GellerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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