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1 CHRISTOPHER LUSKEY v. CARTERET BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 1000

... school janitors, unless they are appointed under fixed-term contracts. N.J.S.A. 18A:17- 3. The statute provides: Every public school janitor of a school ... N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9 to -17.1]. [N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3.] As indicated in the statute, a school district cannot terminate ... the Board guaranteed him tenure separate from the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3.2 Therefore, he contended, the arbitration provision of the CNA ... 99 N.J. 112 (1985), the Supreme Court held that N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 did not preclude a school board from negotiating, with the ... be subject to the filing of tenure charges pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3. The Court stated that 'as we have taken pains to explain, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 grants an employing board discretion in determining whether to ...

docket:	a3035-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-05-08
status:	Published
citation:	459 N.J.Super. 150 208 A.3d 33
Document Size:	19190

2 Camden Board of Education v. Nelson Alexander et als. -- rank: 987

... E. Orange , 99 N.J. 112 , 116 (1985) (holding that N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 did not bar collective negotiations agreement providing tenure rights for ... As I understand the majority opinion, it is suggesting that N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, which governs statutory tenure rights for janitorial employees, and N ...

docket:	a-35-02
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decided:	2004-08-12
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3 Mount Holly Township Board of Education v. Mount Holly Township Education Association -- rank: 980

... shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation." N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3. That said, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-41 specifically ... custodians or janitorial employees of the district." As permitted by N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, Gonzalez and the Board of Education agreed, in writing, that ...

docket:	a-24-08
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decided:	2009-06-24
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4 FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION -- rank: 936

... statutes concerning the employment of public school custodians or janitors. N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 addresses the rights of tenured janitors, and makes clear that ... B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title. [ N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 (emphasis added).] In turn, N.J.S.A. 18A:17 ... 99 N.J. 112 , 119 (1985). However, because the statute, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, is written in the alternative, making it lawful for a ... is but one example of a clause that falls between N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3's outer limits without derogating the statute's intent. Inasmuch as N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 leaves a school district with considerable discretion in making custodian ... for tenure rights also comports with the legislative intent behind N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3. Janitors were first granted statutory tenure in 1911. L. ...

docket:	a0125-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-25
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	43893

5 EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION v. EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP EDUCATION ASSOCIATION -- rank: 739

... has adopted specific provisions addressing termination of tenured custodians. See N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3. However, the statute specifically excludes employees "appointed for a fixed ...

docket:	a3035-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-02-02
status:	Published
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Document Size:	49153

6 TAEA CROSS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OF ELMWOOD PARK, BERGEN COUNTY -- rank: 619

... to the latter conclusion, the ALJ cited the tenure statute, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, which provides in pertinent part that "[e]very public school ... or utility worker, the Commissioner noted that the "provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 exclude from tenure those janitorial employees who are appointed for ...

docket:	a0188-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-10-03
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	16217

7 IN THE MATTER OF THE TENURE HEARING OF MARCELINO BASULTO SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF WEST NEW YORK HUDSON COUNTY -- rank: 609

... Board) as a custodian in May 2003 and was tenured, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, when tenure charges were filed on January 12, 2009. The ... inefficiency, incapacity, unbecoming conduct, or other just cause[.]" Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3, tenured custodial employees "shall not be dismissed . . . except for neglect ...

docket:	a1493-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-07-23
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	34824

8 CAMDEN BOARD OF EDUCATION v. NELSON ALEXANDER, et al. -- rank: 317

... layoffs. The Board appeals from the August 8, 2001 order.      N.J.S.A. 18A:17-3 provides that every public school janitor shall receive tenure, unless ...

docket:	a6789-00
court:	njappellate
decided:	2002-06-28
status:	published
citation:	352 N.J. Super. 442
Document Size:	17866