| Docket # | SJC-10817 |
| Date | September 7, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Public School Teachers-- The plaintiff claims that the statutory procedure for reviewing the termination of a public school teacher through arbitration is an unconstitutional delegation of a judicial function to a private entity. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Maureen B. Hogan |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Atwater: Garrick F. Cole |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commissioner of Education: Amy Spector
Manchester-Essex Regional School: Geoffrey R. Bok, Colby C. Brunt |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Teachers Association; Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc.; Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents |
