Lichtman v. Ridgewood Bd. of Ed.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

This case requires the Court to determine whether the seniority acquired by a tenured teacher employed as a part-time librarian entitles her to preference over a non-tenured teacher for appointment as a full-time librarian. Last term in Spiewak v. Rutherford Bd. of Ed., 90 N.J. 63 (1982), this Court decided that teachers occupying part-time positions could acquire tenure. The Court did not, however, explicitly resolve the possible differences between the legal concepts of tenure and seniority as they might affect the benefits and retroactive…