Asch v. New York City Board/Department of Education

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered July 21, 2011, which granted the petition to vacate an arbitration award ordering petitioner suspended without pay for six months, restored petitioner’s employment status with back pay, and denied respondent Department of Education’s cross motion to dismiss the petition, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the petition denied, the cross motion granted, and the arbitration award reinstated.

Petitioner is a tenured school librarian/media specialist with over 20 years of service. His record was unblemished until…