Douglas v. New York City Board/Department of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*857The gravamen of petitioner’s argument is that the testimonies of the students were incredible as a matter of law due to inconsistencies the Hearing Officer ignored. Contrary to petitioner’s contention, however, the Hearing Officer carefully considered all of the testimony and resolved any inconsistencies in favor of the students, as she was entitled to do (see Lackow v Department of Educ. [or “Board”] of City of N.Y., 51 AD3d 563, 568 [2008]). Petitioner offers no basis for disturbing those findings that relied not only upon a finding that the students were credible, but also upon a finding…
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