Coghlan v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- Board of Education v. Commissioner of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Pollnow v. GlennonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Howard v. ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1969