Rockwell v. Board of Education

Hinman, J.:

The mandamus order was granted upon the petition of Rena Rockwell, a female teacher in the Elmira Free Academy, the basis of the application being that the board of education of Elmira violated section 569 of the Education Law (as added by Laws of 1924, chap. 614) in fixing and.paying her a salary less than that of a certain male teacher in said academy teaching the same subjects and performing substantially the same duties as the petitioner. The order required the board of education to pay her an amount equal to the amount paid to such male teacher for the school year of…