Scahill v. Greece Central School District

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

In each case, the judgment of the Appellate Division, insofar as appealed from, should be reversed, with costs, and the petition dismissed.

The District’s terminations of petitioners, two long-time employees, were based on their misconduct in selling at least 14,000 untaxed cigarettes on school property and using a school vehicle to store the cigarettes. This misconduct, which occurred over several months, involved the misappropriation of work time and a violation of the District’s trust and policy. Thus, the District did not abuse its discretion in terminating…