Legal Opinion
Harris v. Mechanicville Central School District
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1976Published
1Opinion of the CourtGuy A. Graves, J.
Under the provisions of section 3020-a of the Education Law, the superintendent of schools of respondent Mechanicville Central School District caused two charges to be brought against the petitioner, a tenured teacher of English. Respondent’s board of education voted to find probable cause on both and then undertook to have the State Education Department convene a hearing after which the three-member hearing panel made recommendations. Hearings on two different days were held and on March 31, 1975 the panel recommended as follows:
As to charge No. 1 — insubordination: Two to one vote for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- James v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Kinsella v. Board of Education of Central School District No. 7District Court, W.D. New York · 1974
- Hodgkins v. Central School District No. 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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