Lundberg v. Board of Education

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas E. Mercure, J.

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding in which the petitioner, a tenured teacher employed by the respondent school district, seeks the reversal of a resolution of the Board of Education which granted petitioner a one-semester leave of absence.

The petitioner has taught in the respondent school district since 1974. The petitioner received provisional teaching certificates from the New York State Education Department which were extended in 1979 and expired in 1980. In 1980, application was made for permanent certification in social studies and physical…