Lehigh County Vo-Tech School v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

*325 OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

In this case Appellant, Robert C. Wolfe, appeals the Order of the Commonwealth Court reversing the Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board awarding him compensation benefits.

Appellant has been employed by Appellee, the Lehigh County Vo-Tech School, as a vice-principal since 1973. Appellant’s responsibilities extend to questions of student discipline and attendance, including monitoring incidents and disturbances at the school.

In December, 1982, Appellant injured his back in the course of his employment when he stepped off of a wall, slipped and…