New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Joan McManus, Appellant v. Board of Education of the Hempstead Union Free School District…
December 21, 199587 N.Y.2d 183
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that the year Joan McManus served as Acting Principal counts toward the three‑year probationary period required for tenure and that she was not waived or estopped from claiming tenure by estoppel; consequently the Appellate Division’s dismissal was reversed and the case remitted for further relief.