MATTER OF PETRELLA v. SIEGEL


73 N.Y.2d 846 (1988)

In the Matter of Joseph Petrella, Respondent, v. Rita Siegel, as President of Community School Board District 28, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Linda H. Young and Edward F. X. Hart of counsel), for appellants.

Joel Field for respondent.

Dennis G. O'Hara and Robin E. Miller for New York State Council of School Superintendents, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Under the New York City school decentralization plan, a community superintendent is the "superintendent of schools" of a community school district of the parent City of New York school system (see, Education Law § 2590-a [6]). In addition to the express obligation to comply with all...

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