Legal Opinion
Occhipinti v. Board of School Directors of the Old Forge School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 23, 1983No. Appeals, Nos. 3117 C.D. 1981 and 3283 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Mary Burke Occhipinti and the Old Forge District Board of School Directors (school board) cross-appeal a Department of Education order reinstating Occhipinti to her teaching position but refusing full back pay and seniority. We reverse.
Occhipinti held an interim teaching certificate, valid from May 1, 1972, through May 31, 1977. By May 31, 1977, Occhipinti had not satisfied the educational requirements necessary to maintain certification, so, on June 1, 1977, she lost her teaching certification and consequently was suspended. The school board and then…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- LaPorta v. Bucks County Public Schools Intermediate Unit, No. 22Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Occhipinti v. Bd. of S. Dirs., Old Forge SDCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by6 opinions
- Davenport v. Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- School District v. BrockingtonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Jarrett v. Wattsburg Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Wattsburg Area School District v. JarrettCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Coreia v. Schuylkill County Area Vocational-Technical School AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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