Middletown board adopts resolution requiring medical exam for employee under state law

The Middletown City School District Board of Education on May 20 adopted a resolution requiring a full medical examination of an employee represented by the Middletown Teachers Association to assess the employee’s fitness for duty. The board acted by motion and voice vote; the transcript records the motion, a second and a voice vote with no recorded opposition.

The resolution states that the superintendent "has called the board of education's attention to issues which have called into question the capacity of an employee" and directs that the employee "is hereby required to undergo a full medical examination of his or her physical and or mental condition pursuant to section 913 of the New York State Education Law by a doctor designated by the district at a date and time to be scheduled by the district." It further directs that the employee be notified of the resolution and of his or her rights and obligations, and that the written findings from the examination be referred to the board for any additional action.

The transcript does not identify a mover or seconder by name or record a roll‑call tally; the action is described in the meeting minutes passage as passing on a voice vote. The resolution cites New York State Education Law §913 as the legal authority for ordering a medical examination related to fitness for duty.

The board did not specify a timetable for when the examination will occur, nor did the public transcript include the employee’s name or further confidentiality details. The resolution directs that the district notify the employee and forward the exam findings to the board for potential follow‑up action.