Another Lexis Tip: New York State Statutes

Want to find a NYS statute, and only want to search a specific volume e.g. "Education"? When you do a search in the NYS code, limit to EDUCATION under Heading.

Click the link to search "specific document sections," and select Heading from the list, then type Education in the box and add to search!

So...for practice, type in the words termination employment as a Natural Language search, and perform the limit described above.

a few cases to try by citation or litigants

seamons v. snow
board of education v. tom f.
546 u.s. 49 schaffer v. weast
hendrick hudson v. rowley 458 u.s. 176

Three illustrations of what I mean

It's hard to articulate. These matters below are neither necessarily unusual or unsatisfying; but they show how courts and the Commissioner determine more than guilt or innocence.

• Woods v. Rondout Valley Central School District .

(466 F.3d 232). Eleventh Amendment issue

• Appeal of Bitteker, Dec.#14,326
  

Dismissed as untimely and moot

• Appeal of Nett and Raby, Dec. #15,315

School board member found to have breached NYS confidentiality laws but not removed from office

• Sheff v. O'neill (298 Conn. 1) [memorandum]

Connecticut court found that Hartford schools were racially segregated. Instead of acting by itself, court showed restraint, allowing the legislature and executive branch to find a remedy.

CAUTION regarding reporter abbreviations!

Many of the Commissioner's Decisions cite case law, but the citations often appear without the right punctuation! Lexis Nexis is very picky about punctuation i.e., unless you type in the missing periods in the reporter name, you'll get no case!

EXAMPLE: Commissioner's Decision 15,774 cites Longwood Cent. School Dist. v. Springs Union Free School Dist., 1 NY3d 385; but to find the case in Lexis, you'll need to put in the periods, 1 n.y.3d 385

So, where do you go to learn the proper punctuation? Page XV of the School Law textbook is a great resource. So are these

• BU Law Library site: better for federal than for indiv. state reporters

• Cleveland Marshall College of Law citations page: great overview of how to read 'em
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (including what gets omitted and other common citation issues) by Peter Martin, Cornell LII
  

LexisNexis� Academic: Try these

You can do a "natural language" search for phrases. just put the phrases in quotes. Try some of these, and remember to limit your search to NYS federal and state cases

"free and appropriate education"
"zero tolerance"
"education law section 3214"
"Age discrimination in employment act"

New York State Education Department PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS NOTICE

What are the (NYS) rights of special education students and their parents? Visit

New York State Education Department PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS NOTICE

See the Resolving Concerns page, too

RandyChapman’s Ability Law Blog

Frank G v. Bd of Ed commentary from Randy Chapman. And here's the decision

RandyChapman’s Ability Law Blog

Welcome to the Division of Administrative Rules

NY Codes, Rules & Regulations. Finally online! 8 NYCRR are the Commissioner of Education's Regs. Browse by Number of use the Search tool to look for keywords.

NYCRR: Welcome to the Division of Administrative Rules