HARRIS v. MECHANICVILLE SCH.


57 A.D.2d 231 (1977)

In the Matter of William D. Harris, Respondent-Appellant, v. Mechanicville Central School District, Appellant-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

May 12, 1977


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan & Hayner (Thomas D. Nolan of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Bernard F. Ashe (Ivor R. Moskowitz and Richard E. Casagrande of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

KOREMAN, P. J., KANE and HERLIHY, JJ., concur; GREENBLOTT, J., dissents and votes to affirm on opinion of GRAVES, J., at Special Term.


MAIN, J.

Petitioner, William D. Harris, was employed as an English teacher by the Mechanicville Central School District for some nine years, having commenced his duties with the school in 1966. In the course of teaching his sophomore English class, he had for several years made use of the novel Catcher in the Rye (Catcher) and did so during the fall semester of 1973. Early in that semester the school principal, William Raven, received numerous...

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