Levitch v. Board of Education

In the action brought by the deceased petitioner against the board of education (Levitch v. Board of Education, 212 App. Div. 598) we decided that the petitioner, plaintiff there, was unlawfully removed from her employment as a school teacher. Our *392decision was based upon section 872, subdivision 3, of the Education Law (as added by Laws of 1917, chap. 786) and upon the facts which established, within the language of the statute, that the petitioner Was one who had served the full probationary period and was, therefore, entitled to hold her position during good behavior, and was not removable…