T.S. v. Penn Manor School District

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

T.S. (Student) and L.S. (Father) (collectively Appellants) appeal from the July 20, 2001 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County (trial court) that affirmed the decision of the Penn Manor School District (School District) to expel Student for the remainder of the 2001-2002 school year. We affirm.

On November 20, 2000, Student, a ninth grade student at Penn Manor High School, arranged to purchase marijuana in the school cafeteria. He paid the seller five dollars and received a packet of what he believed to be marijuana. After hearing from another student…