Union and district debate RIF rules and bumping rights; district cites Radakovich case

May 12, 2026

District proposed treating reductions in force across K–12 as one seniority pool so senior teachers are last bumped; union raised certification and tenure protections and asked for clearer criteria and documentation to avoid disputes.

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District negotiators proposed changing the reduction‑in‑force (RIF) structure from separate elementary/high‑school buckets to a single K–12 seniority pool so that the most senior certified teacher would be last bumped.

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