Bell v. Board of Education of Vestal Central School District

OPINION OF THE COURT

Simons, J.

On August 1, 1972, petitioner Roger A. Bell was appointed by the Vestal Board of Education as principal of the district’s only high school. On October 28, 1977, upon the recommendation of respondent Superintendent of Schools, he was granted tenure. The minutes of the board meetings at which petitioner was appointed and tenured refer to his title respectively as “high school principal” and “senior high school principal.” Subsequently, by a resolution adopted July 25, 1978 and revised July 22, 1980 the board determined that the following administrative tenure areas…