Burns v. Board of Directors of the Uniontown Area School District

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Appellant, James Burns (Superintendent) appeals the Common Pleas Court of Fayette County’s (Trial Court) dismissal of his Complaint in Mandamus to compel the Board of School Directors (Board) of the Uniontown Area School District (District) to honor his tenure as duly elected District Superintendent of that District. Trial Court sustained the District’s preliminary objections and dismissed Superintendent’s complaint in mandamus because Trial Court concluded that Superintendent has other adequate remedies at law. We reverse.

Superintendent was first elected by the District as…