Chapman v. Board of Education of the Yonkers City School District

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent board of education, dated July 8, 1976 and made after a hearing, which found petitioner, a tenured teacher, guilty of the charge that he lacked the State certification required in order to be legally employed and dismissed him from his position. Determination confirmed and proceeding dismissed on the merits, with costs. Petitioner was hired by the respondent board of education in September, 1965 and obtained provisional certification from the State Education Department in February, 1966. At that time,…