Chester Upland School District v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Chester Upland School District and its board of directors filed this original jurisdiction action for declaratory judgment, challenging the constitutionality of a 1981 amendment to section 1106 of the Public School Code of 1949,1 24 P.S. §11-1106, which prohibits any school district, except those in the first class and first class A categories,2 from requiring its employees to reside within the school district as a condition for appointment or continued employment.3 The petitioners filed an amended petition including *466two taxpayers from, the Chester Upland School District…