Albany Legal, 1982

List of inquiries fielded to legal staff; materials re Improper Practice charges; request for legal opinion re Open Meetings Law question at Ballston Spa, September 7; request for opinion re re-deployment of laid-off teacher at South Colonie, October 18; request for pursuit of confirmation of arbitrator's award in South Colonie re compensation for teachers assigned cafeteria duties during their preparation period, September 9; request for pursuit of court order to enforce reinstatement of teacher awarded in arbitration decision at Broadbalbin district, September 7; materials re layoff and elimination of two jobs in Albany school district, August 23; materials re possible violation of 2510 rights in appointment dispute in Lansingburgh district, May; materials re 3014b case at Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene BOCES re assignments of special education teachers, July; materials re revocation of teaching certificate of teacher at Brittonkill district on morals charge (Part 83 of Commissioner's Rules), including letter from NYSUT that legal department had determined the issue was "personal" and that the union did not represent teachers in cases of that nature, July; request for appeal to Commissioner or court case on behalf of Hoosic Falls Teachers Association re accuracy of seniority list, layoff of teacher who had taken maternity leave, July; request for attorney by the president of the Glens Falls Teachers Association re threat of lawsuit by middle school principal after release of survey by association indicating teachers had no confidence in the principal, June 16; material re layoff, recall rights for teacher in Rensselaer City School District, June 3; legal opinion re possible violations by North Colonie district of Commission's Regulations Part 200 re education of students with handicapping conditions (class size requirements for special education students and other issues), May; legal memo re seniority issues and school consolidation at Niskayuna district, May; request for legal review of job abolition in Corinth school district, May; request for legal assistance from Hadley-Luzerne Teachers' Association re threat of libel lawsuit by district superintendent after association took out an ad criticizing him during school board election campaign, April 7; memos re other cases at Hadley-Luzerne; request for legal assistance for teacher at Perth district, suspended on tenure charges, February; materials re court case in Berlin district re probationary appointment, February; letter to chairman of the Adirondack Community College Board of Trustees from theater faculty members who was informed that his contract would not be renewed, resigned, but wanted to appeal, with related memo from Jim Conti, February; materials re proposed merger of Tri-County Teachers Association of Warren-Washington-Saratoga-Hamilton Counties and Southern Adirondack League of Teachers (SALT), with attached constitutions, February; request for attorney to represent teacher in 3020a charges (selling cocaine) in Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady BOCES, January