Board of Education of Belmont Central School District v. Gootnick

Determination unanimously confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner levies specific charges against respondent Hoffman, a tenured teacher, arising from the use of alcohol and drugs by Belmont Central School students during a senior class trip to Washington, D. C., which he supervised along with assisting chaperones. A hearing panel appointed pursuant to section 3020-a of the Education Law found Hoffman guilty of (1) permitting the students on the trip to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages in violation of school rules; (2) organizing and participating in a…