CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION v. GOVERNING BOARD OF THE EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Appellant Bernice Singer and her labor union, appellant California School Employees Association (CSEA), appeal from the trial court's denial of their mandate petition. They contend that a classified employee of a nonmerit system school district[1] who attains permanent status and then is laid off from her position and thereafter reemployed by the district in a different, lower position retains her permanent status and may not be required to serve a probationary period in the new position. We conclude that the statutory scheme does not support their contention. We hold that such an employee's permanent status is restricted to the position or class in which it was attained and is not retained when the employee is reemployed in a different, lower position.
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