Supreme Court of New Jersey
Brenda Miller v. State-Operated School District of the City of Newark (081771) (Statewide)
November 4, 2019
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s decision that Brenda Miller earned tenure under N.J.S.A. 18A:17-2 despite having worked in classified civil service positions, and that the school district violated her tenure rights by terminating her employment. The Court based its holding on a plain‑language reading of the statutes, concluding that N.J.S.A. 18A:28-2 does not exempt classified employees from tenure protections in other chapters of Title 18A.