Godbey V. Roosevelt School District No. 66 Of Maricopa County

At issue is the validity of the actions of a School District administrator and the governing Board of Trustees (Board) in (1) establishing a requirement that absent teachers submit doctors' certificates in order to make use of paid sick leave benefits, and (2) docking the pay of teachers who were absent and did not submit such certificates. Written findings of fact and conclusions of law were entered by Judge Sandra D. O'Connor. The trial court concluded that the administrative order establishing such requirement was invalid without prior Board approval and that the Board's subsequent resolution approving such requirement could not be applied retroactively. The trial court therefore entered judgment in favor of the teachers whose pay had been docked for failure to comply with such requirement. We affirm.