Legal Opinion

Coghlan v. Board of Education

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 18, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Contrary to petitioner’s contention, respondent afforded petitioner and her son “reasonable notice” of the alleged misconduct (Education Law § 3214 [3] [c]; see, Matter of Board of Educ. v Commissioner of Educ., 91 NY2d 133, 139-140). Respondent acted within its discretion in suspending petitioner’s son for his unlawful and threatening conduct, which occurred off school property while school was not in session (see, Pollnow v Glennon, 594 F Supp 220, 224, affd 757 F2d 496; Matter of Tietje, 34 Ed Dept Rep 567, 570-571; Matter of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Board of Education v. Commissioner of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Pollnow v. GlennonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
  3. Howard v. ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1969

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