Legal Opinion
J.S. Ex Rel. H.S. v. Bethlehem Area School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 2000PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.
J.S. (Student), a minor by and through his parents and natural guardians, H.S. and I.S. (Parents) (collectively, Appellants), appeal from the July 23, 1999 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) that affirmed the decision of the Bethlehem Area School District (School District) to permanently expel J.S. from its schools. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In May of 1998, Student was in the eighth grade at Nitschmann Middle School, which is located within the School District. Sometime prior to May, Student created a web-site on his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. FraserSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Curtis v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. BakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Donovan v. RitchieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by15 opinions
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