Abramovich v. Board of Education of Central School District No. 1
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Suozzi, J.
The issue presented for review on this appeal is whether the stipulation entered into by the parties, in which petitioner waived his tenure rights under section 3020-a of the Education Law in exchange for appellant’s withdrawal of disciplinary charges against him, is void as against the public policy of this State. Special Term held that the tenure laws are rooted in *254public policy to such an extent that they cannot be bargained away by an individual teacher. We reverse and hold that the stipulation was effective and enforceable.
Petitioner was a tenured teacher…
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