Diane C. Lore | Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nearly six months after a Staten Island judge denied a motion to dismiss an historic lawsuit that aims to revise New York state’s teacher tenure rules, defendants in the case — including attorneys for the state and city teachers’ unions — were back in court Tuesday, asking the judge to overturn his decision.
In March, Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Philip Minardo ruled in St. George that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit — who include Sam Pirozzolo, a Castleton Corners father and his two children — “clearly have standing” to assert their claims as students who have been deprived of their right to a sound, basic education.