Proceedings for the removal of such a person shall be conducted in accordance with the by-laws of the board of trustees, and shall be initiated by service by the board of trustees upon the person involved of a notice setting forth all the charges pending against him. Such a person so charged shall be entitled to a hearing with right of representation by any person or persons of his choice before any committee which the board of trustees may appoint to investigate such charges, or, in the event that such a committee is not appointed, before the board of trustees. In cases in which such a committee is appointed, such a person shall further be entitled to an appeal on the record with right of representation by any person or persons of his choice before the board of trustees prior to its final determination of the question of his removal. No such person shall be removed except at a regular or special meeting of the board of trustees, by an affirmative vote of the majority of all the members of the board of trustees. For the purposes of any such proceeding, the board by its chairman or the chairman of any such committee shall have power to subpoena witnesses, papers and records, and to administer oaths.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6212