BUFFALO, N.Y. — Antoinette Radford is no longer listed as principal of King Center Charter School in Buffalo.

She and a small group of plaintiffs hired a law firm to argue that the board of executives didn't follow their bylaws when making critical decisions, including terminating Radford and hiring a new principal.

Attorney Jennifer Schwartzott represents the defendants. She believes this is a matter for SUNY, not the courts.

"SUNY is the right entity to consider this and the law is very clear," she said.

Matthew Pelkey, attorney for the plaintiffs, said "today was a hearing initially to review whether or not a preliminary injunction was going to continue or be put in place. The court decided to examine whether or not the petitioners had exhausted their administrative remedies real

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