Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Board of Education
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Douglas F. Young, J.
As a result of the recent decrease in the number of school age children, school districts throughout the State have been forced to abolish teaching positions and "excess” the teachers in the tenure area in which the termination has occurred (Education Law, § 2510, subd 2). This procedure has *660given rise to numerous lawsuits in which "excessed” teachers seek reinstatement based upon a definition of the relevant tenure area which differs from that employed by the school board in deciding who loses his or her job. (See, e.g., Steele v Board of Educ., 40…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jacobs v. Board of Education of East Meadow Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Ass'n of America v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1990