Court Opinion

ID: 9788204
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 00:32:31.920752+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:05.928640
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Meyer, J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent. The certificate of termination specifically stated that "Any license or certificate of whatever type is hereby revoked * * * Employee may not apply for nor be granted any other license or certificate without express approval of The Chancellor,” and sections 250 and 251 of the By-Laws of the Board of Education as then in effect provided that a person dismissed "shall not be eligible for re-employment under any licenses held by him at such time of severance from service” and that an application for a license by such a person "shall not be received or entertained * * * except on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools approved by the Board of Education”.
Petitioner’s dismissal, therefore, constituted not only loss of her job but of her right to teach. Bearing in mind that petitioner taught five classes, on some of which she was complimented, and that her problem was not being able to control a class of difficult special students with serious learning disabilities, I find the penalty of dismissal to be not only shocking but draconian.
Accordingly, I would modify by remitting the matter to the board for the fixation of a penalty other than dismissal.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones and Wachtler concur in memorandum; Judge Meyer dissents and votes to modify in a separate opinion in which Judge Fuchs-berg concurs.
Order affirmed.