Legal Opinion
Matter of Thomas v. New York City Dept. of Educ.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 2016No. 100538/14 203PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kapnick, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner sought, inter alia, a declaration that School Leadership Teams (SLTs) at New York City public schools are “public bodies” whose meetings must be open to the general public pursuant to the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law art 7). 1
Background
The Education Law requires each New York City public school to have a “school-based management team” (Education Law § 2590-h [15] [b], [b-1]). By regulation, respondent New York City Department of Education (DOE) has implemented this mandate through the establishment of SLTs…
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