Legal Opinion
School District of Philadelphia v. Department of Education
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 2014PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCaffery, justice.
In this matter, we interpret a provision of the Charter School Law1 that addresses the validity of an enrollment cap included in a written charter. Based on the plain *748text of 24 P.S. § 17-1723-A(d), we conclude that an enrollment cap is valid if agreed to by the parties as part of a written charter. Accordingly, we reverse.
Pursuant to the Charter School Law, Intervenor, the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School (hereinafter “Charter School”), was awarded a charter for a five-year term commencing on July 1, 2000, and ending on June 80, 2005. In…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Knox v. Board of School Directors of Susquenita School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Slippery Rock Area School District v. Pennsylvania Cyber Charter SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- School District of Philadelphia v. Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- School District of Philadelphia v. Deparment of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
3Cited by10 opinions
- Banfield, Aplts. v. Secretary of the ComSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. Chester, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. Cullen-DoyleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Richard Allen Prep. Charter School v. PA, Department of Education and Pedro A. Rivera, in his official capacity as Secretary of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- KIPP Philadelphia Charter Schools v. PA, Department of Education and Pedro A. Rivera, in his official capacity as Secretary of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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