Hodgkins v. Central School District No. 1

Plaintiffs, both tenured teachers of the defendant school district, were advised on March 1, 1974 by separate letters that pursuant to section 3020-a of the Education Law the board of education had, on February 23, 1974, found probable cause for the preferment of charges that had been filed against them on February 19, 1974 by the vice-president of the board. Plaintiffs were suspended effective February 28, 1974 and remained suspended throughout these proceedings. The charges against both teachers included use of unwarranted and excessive physical force against students.

On February 19, 1974,…