My 20 years experience the greatest dangers are believing that certain actions will get you disqualified and then either denying those actions minimizing those incidents or casting blame on others for those actions. The inability of candidates to admit having Read More …
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Reinstated teacher must follow regulations to retain tenure
Petitioner was a teacher of catering who resigned to take a chef’s position. Petitioner returned to a different school and was given a “U” rating and terminated. Petitioner filed an Article 78 petition without filing a grievance claiming that his Read More …
Terminated Probationary teacher seeking back pay in Article 78 must file Notice of Claim in 90 days
The New York State Court of Appeals held that a probationary teacher who sues for back pay in an Article 78 would have had to have filed a Notice of Claim within 90 after the claim arose. The Court affirmed Read More …
Teacher’s U rating reversed after Article 78
Teacher received an “U” rating due to a number of factors including attendance and lateness for the 2010-2011 school year. She received unsatisfactory ratings in seven categories in her Annual Professinal Performance Review (APPR). Her principal wrote to her stating Read More …
Principal denied reinstatement
In this whole many County case the petitioner was terminated after 3028 hearing found some guilty of corporal punishment. Principal appealed successful but was not instated plus a certificate of credit patient has a fire. Principal then found an article Read More …
Teacher’s Contract Protest Protected by 1st Amendment Free Speech
East Meadow school district fined Richard Santer $500 after he parked his car at the curb and placed his contract protest sign in the car window on a rainy day. On other days the teachers protesting for a better contract Read More …
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Terminated Probationary Teachers must file Article 78 within 4 months
Court of Appeals: Terminated Probationary Teachers have 4 months to file Article 78 Terminated probationary teachers had been faced with a dilemma-should I file an Article 78 within four months of my termination and have the respondent’s move to dismiss Read More …
The Court Found That a Hearing Officer’s Decision of Suspension was Fair against Tenured Teacher
The Court Found That a Hearing Officer’s Decision of Suspension was Fair against Tenured Teacher The DOE, Petitioner, started an Article 75 proceeding that sought to vacate an arbitration award made after a disciplinary hearing against Respondent, a twenty-three Read More …