Matter of Bd. of Educ. of the Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist. of Islip

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the order and judgment of Supreme Court reinstated.

The arbitration sought in this instance lies within the permissible scope of the Taylor Law (Civil Service Law, art 14), and the issue tendered (the right of the teachers association to use office space in school buildings) falls within the ambit of the broad arbitration clause contained in the collective bargaining agreement between the parties (cf. Matter of Acting Supt. of Schools [United Liverpool Faculty Assn.], 42 NY2d 509, 513-514).

The…