Jacobson v. Board of Education

This is an application pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act (1) to compel the board of superintendents to recommend for each vacancy in Spanish one of the three persons highest on the appropriate eligible list; and (2) to compel the board of education and the board of superintendents to terminate all appointments of persons assigned to teach Spanish classes unless such persons have been duly licensed.

*810Petitioners are on the eligible list promulgated in December, 1936, to teach Spanish in the day high schools. Respondents admit that a certain number of regularly appointed teachers…