Nash v. Board of Education

Memorandum. Order of the Appellate Division affirmed, without costs. By statute enacted April 9, 1971, effective May 9, 1971, the statutory probationary term for secondary school teachers, among others, was extended from three to five years (Education Law, § 3012, subd 1, as amd by L 1971, ch 116, § 1). Although the school board had previously decided to deny petitioner tenure, the new statute caused the board to withhold its decision, in order to evaluate further petitioner’s performance. Consequently, the board did not give petitioner notice of denial of tenure by May 1 of his "third year”…