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| ⚫ | During the 1972-1974 school years, teachers belonging to the Hortonville Education Association{{efn |After the Hortonville Education Association losses, until 2003, when teachers in the Hortonville district were admitted to a national union, a non-affiliated local union, Hortonville Association of Teachers (HAT), was the bargaining association.<ref>[http://www.weac.org/about_weac/history/history_book_chp5-1.aspx History of the Hortonville Teachers' Strike] {{wayback|url=http://www.weac.org/about_weac/history/history_book_chp5-1.aspx |date=20130926224101 }}</ref> They are now affiliated with the [[American Federation of Teachers]].}} went on strike against the Hortonville School District. Strikes by teachers were illegal under state law. The 84 striking teachers were replaced by strikebreakers and classes resumed. The union took the firings by the school board to court, asserting that the disciplinary hearings held by the Hortonville Board of Education were prejudiced because of the board's role as the bargaining unit for the district. |
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During the 1972-1974 school years, teachers belonging to the Hortonville Education Association{{efn |
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}} went on strike against the Hortonville School District. Strikes by teachers were illegal under state law. The strike and controversy received widely covered news attention and national commentary with weeks of talk show mentions as the 84 striking teachers were replaced by strikebreakers and classes resumed. Teachers from around the state had joined the picket lines, so the unions took the firings by the school board to court. The union claimed that the disciplinary hearings held by the Hortonville Board of Education were prejudiced because of the board's role as the bargaining unit for the district. The case became a precedent setting ruling of law affecting employee-employer law ever since. |
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The case went to the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]], which found for the Hortonville Education Association, reversing Wisconsin lower courts, which had found for the school board.<ref>[[Hortonville Joint School District No. 1. v. Hortonville Education Ass’n]], 426 U.S. 482, 488 (1976) (“We are, of course, bound to accept the interpretation of [State] law by the highest court of the State.”)</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The case went to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. In a 6-3 decision authored by [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Warren E. Burger]], the court found the board had held the power to discipline the teachers under state law, and further that the action was in the best interests of the community, in providing continued education for the charges of the board, the students.{{cn}} |
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It is part of the basic framework of the American legal system that the U.S. Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of questions of federal law but the state courts are the ultimate arbiters of the laws of each state. Thus, generally speaking, the U.S. Supreme Court has the authority (“jurisdiction”) to review state court determinations of federal law, but lacks jurisdiction to review state court determinations of state law. ''See'' [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+28USC1257 28 U.S.C. § 1257]. |
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| ⚫ | In a 6-3 decision authored by [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[Warren E. Burger]], the court found the board had held the power to discipline the teachers under state law, and further that the action was in the best interests of the community, in providing continued education for the charges of the board, the students. |
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Revision as of 07:35, 11 July 2016
| Hortonville Area School District | |
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| Location | |
Hortonville, Wisconsin, Greenville, Wisconsin & Surrounding Towns | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Heidi Schmidt |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,555 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.hasd.org/ |
The Hortonville Area School District (HASD) is a school district in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It serves the communities of Hortonville and Greenville, and parts of Center, Dale, Ellington, Grand Chute, Hortonia, and Liberty. As of 2012, the district enrollment was 3,555.[1] The district maintains six school buildings on three campuses. Total district population was 18,952 at the 2010 Census.[2]
Schools
K4 Schools
HASD provides 4-year-old kindergarten at sites throughout the community.[3] Sites include:
- Fox West YMCA
- Hillside Preschool
- Hortonville Elementary School
- Play and Grow Learning Center
- St. Edward School
Elementary schools
- Greenville Elementary School
- Hortonville Elementary School
- North Greenville Elementary School
Middle schools
- Greenville Middle School
- Hortonville Middle School
- Fox West Academy (Grades 6-8) (charter school)
High school
History
During the 1972-1974 school years, teachers belonging to the Hortonville Education Association[a] went on strike against the Hortonville School District. Strikes by teachers were illegal under state law. The 84 striking teachers were replaced by strikebreakers and classes resumed. The union took the firings by the school board to court, asserting that the disciplinary hearings held by the Hortonville Board of Education were prejudiced because of the board's role as the bargaining unit for the district.
The case went to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which found for the Hortonville Education Association, reversing Wisconsin lower courts, which had found for the school board.[5]
The case went to the United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, the court found the board had held the power to discipline the teachers under state law, and further that the action was in the best interests of the community, in providing continued education for the charges of the board, the students.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ After the Hortonville Education Association losses, until 2003, when teachers in the Hortonville district were admitted to a national union, a non-affiliated local union, Hortonville Association of Teachers (HAT), was the bargaining association.[4] They are now affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers.
References
- ^ http://lbstat.dpi.wi.gov/lbstat_pubdata3
- ^ http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/ed/profiles
- ^ http://www.hasd.org/4k5k/4Kinformationbrochure.pdf
- ^ History of the Hortonville Teachers' Strike Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hortonville Joint School District No. 1. v. Hortonville Education Ass’n, 426 U.S. 482, 488 (1976) (“We are, of course, bound to accept the interpretation of [State] law by the highest court of the State.”)
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