Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Lockport v. Licata

Memorandum. The rules and regulations of plaintiff board of education, which have the force of law unless in conflict with statute (Education Law, § 2503; Matter of Stone v Gross, 25 AD2d 753, affd 19 NY2d 675), permit military leaves at any time during the school year if "such training and participation cannot be arranged during periods when schools are closed”. In application it is not necessarily inconsistent with the privileges and benefits conferred by section 242 of the Military Law. This section does not preclude a public employer from adopting reasonable regulations to achieve a…