Kletzkin v. Borough of Spotswood Bd. of Educ.

This case turns on the meaning of “employment” in a tenure statute, N.J.S.A 18A.-28-5. That enactment provides that a teaching-staff member “serving in any school district or under any board of education” acquires tenure after employment in such district or by such board for:(a) Three consecutive calendar years, or any shorter period which may be fixed by the employing board for such purpose; or(b) Three consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year; or(c) The equivalent of more than three academic years within a period of any four…