Houston Federation of Teachers, Local 2415 et al., Petitioners, v. Houston Independent School District, Respondent, 730 S.W.2d 644

Summary

Appellant teacher association filed suit to enjoin appellee school district from implementing a plan that would allow for extension of the school day in high schools. The trial court found that extension of the school day would cause irreparable harm to appellants and granted a temporary injunction. The court of appeals dissolved the temporary injunction and dismissed the suit, holding that appellants should have first pursued their claim through the administrative process before resorting to the courts. On further appeal, the court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the cause to that court, holding that the finding of irreparable harm meant that any award provided through the administrative process would have necessitated a long delay and would not have provided adequate compensation. Thus, irreparable harm would have already been suffered by the time relief was obtained. The judgment of the court of appeals was reversed and the cause was remanded to that court...