Thomas v. Teachers' Retirement Board

This is an application for a peremptory mandamus made by a teacher in the public schools of the city of New York against the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York. The purpose of the peremptory order is to compel the defendant to reclassify her as “ present teacher ” instead of the classification adopted by the board rating her as a “ new entrant.” This classification affects the petitioner’s status as a contributor to the Teachers’ Retirement System and involves her pension rights and privileges. The petitioner was appointed a teacher in the public schools of the city of New…