Smith v. Board of School Directors

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Appellants,1 teachers in the appellee school district, were notified on or about August 24, 1972, that due to a substantial decrease in student enrollment, they were being suspended pursuant to Section 1124 of the Public School Code of 1949, Act of March 10, 1949, P. L. 30, as amended, 24 P.S. §11-1124 (Supp. 1974-1975) (Code). *177Appellants then filed a complaint in mandamus in the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County seeking reinstatement. A hearing was held on December 21, 1972, and on October 19,1973, the court filed an opinion dismissing appellants’…