Lisa L. Colangelo, Ben Chapman | New York Daily News
Parents, activists and attorneys squared off in a Staten Island courtroom Tuesday in an ongoing battle over teacher tenure.
On one side, lawyers for the city, state and teachers unions urged Supreme Court Judge Philip Minardo to toss the suit brought by two plaintiff groups representing more than a half dozen New York families, which claims that teacher job protections violate students’ constitutional rights to a sound, basic education.