The Shawnee Mission school district is appealing a decision from the Kansas Department of Labor, which ruled the district committed a “prohibited practice” when it imposed a rare three-year unilateral contract on the teachers union.
In filing the appeal in Johnson County District Court, the district argued the labor department “committed numerous, highly problematic errors” in reaching its decision, calling its procedure unconstitutional.
District spokesman David Smith said the appeal will not impact this year’s teacher contract or upcoming negotiations this spring — which will likely take place remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic and metrowide stay at home order. But the court could clear the district of the prohibited practice charge.
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