Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the petitioner's contention, the arbitrator did not exceed his power in allowing into evidence prior similar charges against the petitioner which had been dismissed. An arbitrator is not governed by the substantive or evidentiary rules which prevail in courts of law (see Matter of Board of Educ. of Norwood-Norfolk Cent. School Dist. [Hess],
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