Legal Opinion

Beryl Zimmerman and Judy Comment v. Sussex County Educational Service Commission (080861)(Statewide)

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided April 30, 2019No. A-75-17PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA

**468 Within New Jersey's education statutes, the Tenure Act provides that tenured teachers shall not be "reduced in compensation."

*367 N.J.S.A. 18A:28-5. The legal issue in this appeal is whether tenured teachers who served in a part-time capacity pursuant to negotiated contracts that did not specify a minimum number of guaranteed hours suffered an impermissible reduction in compensation when their hours were reduced.

Two tenured part-time teachers, who provided compensatory and remedial special education services to students through the Sussex County Educational Services Commission (SCESC),…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Henry v. Rahway State PrisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  2. In re StallworthSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
  3. Campbell v. Department of Civil ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
  4. In Re Election Law Enforcement Commission Advisory Opinion No. 01-2008Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
  5. Spiewak v. Rutherford Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982

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