Pefferman v. School District

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Dorothea Pefferman has appealed from a judgment entered against her and in favor of the School District of Pittsburgh in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County after trial by a judge without a jury. Pefferman had sued the school district in mandamus seeking an order requiring the district to provide her with a hearing at which she could challenge the basis for her dismissal from employment.

Prior to her dismissal, Pefferman' was a nonprofessional employee of the school district holding, tbe position of Information Services Specialist. Immediately after her…