New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of William Jerry v. Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Syracuse…
December 20, 197435 N.Y.2d 534
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that section 3020-a of the Education Law, as written, does not permit a Board of Education to withhold a tenured teacher's salary during a pre‑hearing suspension. The court also rejected the teacher's privacy claim and found no constitutional due‑process violation, modifying the lower court orders to require offset of any outside earnings against back pay and affirming the orders.