Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Schenectady City School District
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 2, 2001No. Docket No. 00-7187PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Sharon Shaffer (“Shaffer”), a special education teacher who worked for the Schenectady City School District (“District”) from 1994-1998, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the District has revoked her tenure in violation of, inter alia, the due process, takings, and obligation of contracts clauses of the United States Constitution. Shaffer claimed that she had acquired tenure when the Schenectady City School District Board of Education (the “School Board”) voted to grant tenure to a list of public school teachers, which list included…
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