WEBB v. MEYER

Nos. 2011-SC-000145-DG, 2012-SC-000113-DG.

406 S.W.3d 444 (2013)

Henry WEBB, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Floyd County Schools; Board of Education of Floyd County, Kentucky, Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. Pamela MEYER, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Schmitt , Jonathan C. Shaw , Porter, Schmitt, Banks & Baldwin, Paintsville, KY, Counsel for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

James Follace Fields, II , Brooks, McComb & Fields, LLP, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

This case presents the question of whether a reduction in the number of positions in a single job classification within a public school district, without a reduction in the overall number of school district employees, is a "reduction in-force" under KRS 161.011 requiring application of the statutory seniority rules. This Court concludes that it is not.

I. Background

In 2007, a new elementary school, Prestonsburg...

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