             BACKGROUND
June 3, 2016, Meeting.
   The facts relevant to this dispute begin with a June 3, 2016,
meeting between Bower-Hansen; John McArthur, the princi-
pal at the treatment center; and LaDene Madsen, the human
resources manager at the center. Bower-Hansen was a member
of the bargaining unit represented by the State Code Agency
Teachers Association (SCATA) at the time, and representatives
of SCATA were also present at the meeting. During the meet-
ing, Bower-Hansen was issued a notice of discipline advising
her that her employment was terminated for cause, effec-
tive immediately.
   Bower-Hansen claims that one of her union representatives
asked where Bower-Hansen should file a grievance challeng-
ing her termination of employment and that Madsen said that
it should be filed with Douglas       302 Nebraska R eports
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grievance to McArthur as the CBA required, Bower-Hansen
sent the grievance to Weinberg in accordance with what she
claims Madsen told her at the June 3 meeting.
   After several weeks had passed without receiving a response,
on June 29, 2016, Bower-Hansen proceeded to the third level
(level three) of the grievance procedure and submitted a level
three grievance to the Personnel Board. She claims she did so
under the belief that she was allowed to skip level one and
file her initial grievance at level two and