Legal Opinion
Gikas v. Washington School District
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 2003No. 02-1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the property rights created by the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Preference Act (“VPA”), 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 7104. Section 7104(a) of the VPA provides that a veteran possessing the “requisite qualifications” shall be given a preference in the assignment of public jobs. After working as a substitute teacher in the Washington School District, plaintiff James Gikas, who had received an honorable discharge from both the Army and the Navy, sought full-time employment in the District as a social studies teacher. On two occasions, non-veterans were…
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