Maine-Endwell Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of Education

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Hester, Jr., J.), entered October 4, 2002 in Broome County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent denying a request by two teachers for paid leave pursuant to article XIX (D) of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement.

Petitioner, a union of public school employees, and respondent entered into a collective bargaining agreement, which provided, inter alia, that upon written request, teachers could receive up to three paid days for religious observance. While…