Schwartz v. North Salem Board of Education

By motion, petitioner seeks to confirm what he urges is an award to him made in the arbitration hearing. He states that by virtue of the award he is entitled to a sabbatical leave or alternatively the sum of $8,000 representing one half of his annual salary. Petitioner is employed by respondent as a science teacher. He submitted a request for such leave pursuant to his contract. The request was denied. Ultimately the parties agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration and respondent in a letter of September 16, 1969 manifested its consent thereto by the following language: ‘ ‘ Our contract…