Brown v. Board of Education

*487Petitioner was a probationary teacher in the New York City school system for three years. He was terminated at the end of his third year in 2008. Pursuant to a review procedure set forth in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, petitioner appealed to the Department of Education’s Office of Appeals and Reviews.

At a hearing, petitioner’s supervisors, Principal Weissbrot and Assistant Principal Bausch, were called as witnesses by the Department of Education (DOE). They both similarly testified about petitioner’s poor performance in class management and engagement of students. DOE also…