Bridger Ed. Ass'n v. Bd. of Tr., Carbon Cty.

Bridger Education Association (Bridger) appeals a judgment entered by the Thirteenth Judicial District, County of Carbon, which held that nontenured teachers need not be given a reason for termination other than that the school district wanted to find a better teacher. We reverse.

Bridger is the recognized exclusive representative of teachers employed by Board of Trustees, Carbon County School District #2 (School District). In the spring of 1982, one of the teachers, James Brogan, received a timely notice of termination. He asked for the reasons underlying termination as provided for in…