Palm v. King

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Mercure, J.), entered September 12, 2013 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent revoking petitioner’s teaching certificate.

Petitioner, an employee of the Williamsville Central School District, held permanent state certification as a teacher of English for grades 7 through 12. In 2008, one of her former students advised a school administrator that petitioner had engaged in a sexual relationship with her before the student graduated in 1993. The…