New York State Superintendent of Common Schools Calendar of Appeal Cases B1928

New York State Superintendent of Common Schools Calendar of Appeal Cases

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

The judicial power to interpret school laws was vested in the Superintendent of Common Schools (later with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and beginning in 1904 with the Commissioner of Education). Any person can appeal the official actions of any local school official to the commissioner, whose decision is binding. This series consists of a calendar of cases appealed to the Superintendent of Common Schools. No original papers related to these cases exist.

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Common Schools

Title:

Superintendent of Common Schools calendar of appeal cases

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1842

Series Number:

B1928

Arrangement

Chronological in two sequences.

Administrative History

The judicial power to interpret school laws was vested in the Superintendent of Common Schools in 1822, transferred to the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon the creation of that office in 1854, and transferred to the Commissioner of Education upon creation of the State Education Department in 1904. Under the law any person can appeal the official actions of any local school official to the Commissioner, whose decision is a binding interpretation of the laws involved not reviewable in any court.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a four-page calendar of cases appealed to the Superintendent of Common Schools during the year 1842. No original papers related to the cases entered in this calendar are extant.

Custodial History

This calendar was most likely transferred to the State Archives sometime in 1978 but somehow became estranged until it was identified and accessioned as part of the 11th floor renovation project in 2006.