Southern Tier Legal, 1983

Chronology of layoff situation for elementary school teacher in Charlotte Valley, question of seniority, December; materials documenting legislative intent of section of Education Law allowing school districts to contribute to the premium costs of insurance plans, as research for Improper Practice charge in Windsor school district, 1961-1983; summons with notice in state Supreme Court, served on both Sidney School District and Sidney Teachers Association for breach of contract and breach of duty of fair representation re termination of probationary teacher, related memos, December; Improper Practice charges against various districts; opinion from NYS Social Security Agency re tax-sheltered annuities, October 11; memos re reprimand of teacher at Newfield for refusal to perform duty at awards ceremony, including confidential memo that district was correct, behavior of teacher "reprehensible," and incident and related Improper Practice charge could set back relations ten years, August-October; memos re Harpursville district going outside of teaching staff for coaching position, October; materials re 3020a case against a Bainbridge-Guilford teacher for striking a student with a stick, August-October; materials re Whitney Point change in professional standards for probationary appointments, memo that union could do nothing about it, July-October; review of Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES collective bargaining agreement, noting violation of federal sex discrimination law, October; memos re rights of laid-off teacher in New Berlin district, September; memos re probationary status of occupational therapist at Cortland-Madison BOCES, September; correspondence with PERB, request for order for enforcement, re self-funded insurance at Corning, June-August; materials re 3020a charges (absenteeism) against a teacher in Elmira school district, June; memos re layoffs resulting from takeover of special education programs by Binghamton school district and a consortium of three BOCES, May; Commissioner's Decision (Niver) re rights of former Steuben BOCES driver's education teacher, related memos, March-June; memo re school-related personnel acting as teacher substitutes in Windsor Central School District, March 24; memo re recall rights of teacher laid off by Chenango Forks district, February; materials re Elmira district's demand for repeated physical and psychological testing of guidance counselor after hospitalization, January; Improper Practice Charge re unilateral change in health insurance for retirees by Newfield school district, January 10; memos re Cortland-Madison BOCES teacher of severely multiple handicapped children, who resigned rather than risk exposure to child with congenital herpes requiring total care, statewide legal implications, November 1982-January 1983