BRADFORD SCH. v. AMBACH


56 N.Y.2d 158 (1982)

In the Matter of Bradford Central School District, Appellant, v. Gordon M. Ambach, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Plaskov for appellant.

Paul E. Sherman, Jr., Robert D. Stone and Jean M. Coon for Gordon M. Ambach, respondent.

Robert D. Clearfield for Gerrie A. Yanch, respondent.

Henry F. Sobota for New York State School Boards Association, Inc., amicus curiae.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judges GABRIELLI and MEYER taking no part.


JASEN, J.

The question raised by this appeal is whether the Commissioner of Education acted in excess of his statutory authority when he granted a permanent teaching certificate to an employee of petitioner, Bradford Central School District. Before reaching that substantive issue, a threshold procedural question must be addressed. That question is whether the school district, as employer, has standing to challenge...

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