Labor & Employment Law

Principal Must Teach After Probationary Period Expiration To Obtain Tenure By Estoppel

Matter of Ronga v. Klein, ___Misc. 3d___(N.Y. Co. March 19, 2009), demonstrates a fundamental principal of Education Law. Tenure by estoppel can only occur if the employee teaches after his or her probationary period expires. Here, a Principal was removed June 30th and was reassigned July 1st.

As June 30th was the last day of his probationary period he did not acquire tenure by estoppel.This case also demonstrates that school principals, like teachers, are entitled to the protections afforded by Education Law Section 3020-a.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).