Legal Opinion
MATTER OF BERGSTEIN v. Bd. of Educ.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1974PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
This appeal involves the question of whether petitioner, a probationary teacher, established a prima facie case that tenure was denied him in violation of his constitutional rights of freedom of speech and association.
Petitioner, Leonard Bergstein, was hired by respondent Ossining School Board in June, 1968, as a probationary teacher, to teach a social studies course. He remained in that untenured position for the next three academic years. On August 16,1971, he was denied tenure by the respondent school board pursuant to section 3012 of the Education Law.
Thereafter, the petitioner brought…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- High v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1938
- Matter of High v. Bd. of Educ. of Union Free Sch. Dist.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
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