Tucson Unified School District No. 1 v. Tucson Education Ass'n

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) filed this declaratory judgment action which was conditionally certified as a class action. The main issue was whether TUSD could lawfully delegate its authority to make decisions concerning the operation of the district to a third-party arbitrator. The trial court held that it could not and entered summary judgment in the school district’s favor. We affirm.

TUSD is a political subdivision of the state of Arizona organized by and subject to the provisions of A.R.S. §§ 15-101 through 15—1231. Tucson Education Association (TEA)…