Demarest Board of Education v. Demarest Education Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KOLE, J. A. D.

Sandra Gottesman (Gottesman) was a nontenured part-time librarian-associate media specialist1 in the Demarest school system. On October 2, 1978 she submitted a request to her principal for a four-day leave of absence to accompany her husband to a business convention. Her request was denied by the principal, *213the superintendent of schools and the board of education (the board). On November 10, 1978 she notified the board that she would be absent November 13 through 16 for that purpose. On November 16,1978 she was informed by the…