Buenzow v. Lewiston-Porter Central School District

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hancock, Jr., J. P.

This appeal concerns the rights of BOCES teachers under section 3014-b of the Education Law when a component district has taken over a program formerly operated by BOCES but the takeover of the program has not resulted in an excess of teachers requiring BOCES to abolish any *31positions. Petitioners are tenured special education teachers employed by BOCES. For several years they have been assigned to conduct learning achievement classes at respondent Lewiston-Porter Central School District, one of the component districts contracting with BOCES for such…