Legal Opinion
Speichler v. Board of Cooperative Educational Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1997PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*112OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Pursuant to Education Law § 2509 (1) (a), a teacher can apply service as a "regular substitute” toward completion of the three-year probationary term required for tenure. At issue here is whether a teacher can be credited for the time he or she substitutes for a teacher who is on leave for an indefinite period. We conclude that the ambiguous statutory term "regular substitute” should be defined by the actual nature and continuity of the substitute service, not by the anticipated duration of the replaced teacher’s absence.
On November 1, 1989, petitioner…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gould v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Venes v. Community School BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Baer v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- James v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Ricca v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Remus v. Board of Education for Tonawanda City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Triana v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Emma v. Schenectady City School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1998
- Brown v. Board of Education of Mahopac Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Berrios v. Board of Education of Yonkers City School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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