Gongora v. New York City Department of Education

*165OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

Petitioner seeks to vacate a decision dated June 24, 2009, after mandatory arbitration, terminating petitioner’s employment as a high school teacher by respondent New York City Department of Education upon finding that petitioner engaged in sexual misconduct and neglected his duties. (CPLR 7511 [b] [1]; Education Law § 3020-a.) After oral argument, for the reasons explained below, the court grants the petition to the extent of vacating parts of the decision and remanding the proceeding to respondent for a redetermination whether a lesser sustained charge…