The city and the teachers' union went to court to battle over the city's plan to "turnaround" 24 schools by firing thousands of teachers.
The judge listened to the arguments, retired to her chambers, and returned seven minutes later to say that she was sustaining the arbitrator's decision. The city may not lay off the teachers. It violates their contract.
Big news for schools in NY as judge rules 24 NYC schools cannot be closed, since it violates the contract.
