Legal Opinion
Bynes v. School Committee of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 21, 1991PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The plaintiffs, Willie Bynes, Jr., and Joan Dyott, commenced this action against the defendants who terminated their employment as school bus drivers in the city of Boston because of their criminal records. They are appealing from a judgment of the Superior Court which determined, inter alia, that the defendants had not violated G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (9) (1990 ed.), and G. L. c. 6, § 172 (1990 ed.), in discharging the plaintiffs. This court granted the plaintiffs’ application for direct appellate review. We affirm the judgment.
The school committee of Boston (school committee) provides bus…
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