Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 12, 1977 (Harris v. Mechanicville Central School District)

lead-opinion

Main, J.

Petitioner, William D. Harris, was employed as an English teacher by the Mechanicville Central School District for some nine years, having commenced his duties with the school in 1966. In the course of teaching his sophomore English class, he had for several years made use of the novel Catcher in the Rye (Catcher) and did so during the fall semester of 1973.