Castle v. Maine-Endwell Central School District

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Madison County) to review a determination of respondent Board of Education of the Maine-Endwell Central School District terminating petitioner’s employment.

In February 2011, petitioner, a special education aide employed by respondent Maine-Endwell Central School District since 1999, sought approval from her principal to take certain days off from work — including, insofar as is relevant here, April 18 and 21, 2011. As the days in question would have extended an existing school holiday,*…