MELNYK v. BD. OF DELSEA REGIONAL

A-77 September Term 2018 082354.

224 A.3d 617 (2020)

241 N.J. 31

Paula MELNYK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the DELSEA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Gloucester County, Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hop T. Wechsler argued the cause for appellant (Selikoff & Cohen, attorneys; Hop T. Wechsler and Keith Waldman , Mount Laurel, on the briefs).

Andrew W. Li argued the cause for respondent Board of Education of the Delsea Regional High School District (Parker McCay, attorneys; Andrew W. Li, Hamilton, on the brief).

Donna Arons , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Commissioner of Education ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Melissa Dutton Schaffer , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel and Joan M. Scatton , Trenton, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).


This appeal demonstrates the ability of labels to cloud an analysis. By calling a teacher's instructional work in a specialized and separate district educational program, provided outside of regular school instructional hours, an "extracurricular assignment," the school district claimed that...

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