California School Employees Ass'n v. Kern Community College District Board of Trustees

Opinion

BUCKLEY, J.

Appellant Kem Community College District Board of Trustees (hereafter the District), a nonmerit school district, appeals from injunctive relief granted to respondent California School Employees Association (hereafter CSEA) prohibiting the District from subcontracting certain groundskeeping services. The District argues the injunction must be lifted because it may lawfully subcontract for these services.

In this opinion we hold that critical distinctions between merit and non-merit school districts compel a conclusion that under certain circumstances school districts 1 may…