Young v. Cashin

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, in the nature of mandamus to compel the respondents to reinstate the petitioner to the position of Assistant Principal, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Mason, J.), dated August 31, 1998, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the petitioner’s contention, the Supreme Court properly determined that he did not acquire tenure by estoppel in his position as Assistant Principal. As a general rule, tenure by estoppel may be…