Associated Teachers of Huntington, Inc. v. Board of Education

The' issues before us aré whether certaip. members of the petitioner (an association of teachers and other professional personnel employed by the appellant) had an enforceable contractual right to sabbatical leave prior to April 12, 1971 and, if not, whether the finding of an arbitrator that they had such á right was in excess of his powers and must therefore be vacated.

The collective bargaining agreement between the petitioner and the appellant Board of Education covered the period 1969-1971. It provided that applications for .sabbatical leaves must be filed before April 1 of the preceding…