Legal Opinion
West Irondequoit Teachers Ass'n v. Helsby
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1974PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtG-abbiblli, J.
The issue here presented is whether, as argued by appellant teachers association, class size in a public school is a term or condition of employment so as to be a mandatory topic of bargaining under the Taylor Law (Civil Service Law, art. 14); or whether, as held by a majority of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) and a unanimous Appellate Division, the question of class size is one of educational policy and as such susceptible of independent action by respondent employer, the board of education.
The facts are stipulated. In May, 1970 at the beginning of negotiations between the…
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