Legal Opinion
Harris v. Mechanicville Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 12, 1977PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
Petitioner, William D. Harris, was employed as an English teacher by the Mechanicville Central School District for some nine years, having commenced his duties with the school in 1966. In the course of teaching his sophomore English class, he had for several years made use of the novel Catcher in the Rye (Catcher) and did so during the fall semester of 1973. Early in that semester the school principal, William Raven, received numerous complaints from concerned parents about the manner and methods of teaching Catcher that were employed by the petitioner. In response to the *232community concern,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ahsaf v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Mailloux v. KileyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1971
- Clayton v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Bott v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Caravello v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
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