BD. OF EDUCATION OF JERSEY CITY v. Cuff

The opinion of the court was delivered by .

Jacobs, J.

The Appellate Division affirmed a decision of the Department of Civil Service which had ordered the reinstatement of 18 employees of the Jersey City Board of Education. We granted certification on the application of the Board. 37 N. J. 54 (1962).

On July 1, 1959 the Board of Education adopted a resolution, effective September 1, 1959, which directed that the services of all noninstruetional employees of the Board be terminated upon their reaching the age of 65 and that they be required to apply for any pension for which they may be eligible.…