Warwick Board of School Directors v. Theros

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Court being equally divided, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is affirmed.

O’BRIEN, C. J., files an Opinion in Support of Affirmance which NIX and LARSEN, JJ., join. LARSEN, J., files a separate Opinion in Support of Affirmance. FLAHERTY, J., files an Opinion in Support of Reversal which ROBERTS and KAUFFMAN, JJ., join.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a school board may legally suspend a tenured professional employee for financial reasons alone without establishing any of the causes for suspension…