An arbitration officer’s firing of a New York City schoolteacher for misconduct that included imposing corporal punishment on a student was proper even though the officer relied partially on hearsay evidence derived from certain students’ out-of-court statements, a state appeals panel ruled Thursday.
A unanimous Appellate Division, First Department, panel wrote that such hearsay evidence “may be the basis of an administrative determination,” citing Matter of Colon v. City of N.Y. Dept. of Educ., 94 AD3d 568 (1st Dept. 2012).
