Chee-Craw Teachers Ass'n v. Unified School District No. 247

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This appeal involves a dispute between CheeCraw Teachers Association (hereinafter referred to as Association) and Unified School District No. 247 (hereinafter referred to as Board), arising from their professional negotiations for the 1978-79 school year.

The Association is the professional employees’ association duly authorized to collectively negotiate with the Board on behalf of the teachers of U.S.D. 247. On December 1, 1977, the Board and the Association, pursuant to K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 72-5423, exchanged notices of items to be…