HAROLD A. VANDER MALLE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. GORDON M. AMBACH, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND FRANK MACCHIAROLA, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHANCELLOR OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. […]