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IN RE TENURE HEARING OF GROSSMAN

127 N.J. Super. 13 (1974)

316 A.2d 39

IN THE MATTER OF THE TENURE HEARING OF PAULA M. GROSSMAN, A/K/A PAUL M. GROSSMAN, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BERNARDS, SOMERSET COUNTY.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard J. Schacter argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent Paula M. Grossman (Messrs. Halpern, Schacter & Wohl, attorneys; Mr. Lee Trucker, on the brief).

Mr. Gordon A. Millspaugh, Jr., argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant Bernards Township Board of Education (Messrs. Young, Rose & Millspaugh, attorneys; Mr. Theodore Margolis, on the brief).

Ms. Erminie L. Conley, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the State Board of Education (Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Stephen Skillman, First Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Before Judges CARTON, SEIDMAN and DEMOS.

The opinion of the court was delivered by SEIDMAN, J.A.D.

The principal issue in this novel case is whether a male tenured teacher who underwent sex-reassignment surgery to change his external anatomy to that of a female can be dismissed from a public school system on the sole ground that his retention would result in potential emotional harm to the students.

Paul Monroe Grossman, now 54 years of age, married, and the father of three children, was engaged...

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