Naomi Nix | The 74
A court case aiming to curb tenure and seniority protections for New York teachers was back in legal limbo Tuesday afternoon after lawyers argued in court over whether the suit should go forward in light of revised state laws governing tenure.
The lawsuit, Wright v. New York, was filed last year by nine parents who allege the combination of the state’s tenure protections, the teacher disciplinary process and the “last in, first out” mandates governing teacher layoffs violate students’ constitutional right to a “sound basic education.”