Scholtz v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is a consolidated appeal from four decisions of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the referee’s denial of benefits to Pamela Scholtz, Ellen C. Bancroft, Patricia Jean Pickersgill and Janice D. Knnning (claimants) pursuant to Section 401(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law1 (Act).

The claimants, all temporary professional teachers, were hired by the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education in January 1974. It appears from the record that they taught at the Conroy Special Education Center until the summer recess of 1974 and returned to…