Linton v. Board of Education

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Petitioner had been teaching mathematics with but a provisional certification for several years. In due course, the board of education preferred charges against petitioner alleging that he was incompetent to continue teaching for lack of a permanent certification (Education Law, § 3012, subd 2). Following a hearing before a panel, the charges were sustained by the board of education on July 8, 1976 (Education Law, § 3020-a). The board made a finding that petitioner, for a period of six and…