United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York October 16, 2001, 18-36980 (Mehlman v. New York City Board of Education (In Re Mehlman))

DECISION ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ADLAI S. HARDIN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

The sole issue on this motion for summary judgment is whether the debtor’s breach of a “service obligation” made pursuant to a scholarship program in which the debtor promised to work for the New York City Board of Education in exchange for payment of the debtor’s tuition gives rise to a debt which is