Newell v. Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

James Newell (Newell) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lu-zeme County (trial court) which dismissed his Petition for Review of an adjudication of the Joint Operating Committee (JOC) of the Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational-Technical School (WBAVTS) sustaining Newell’s suspension from his employment as a teacher at WBAVTS. We affirm.

WBAVTS is an area vocational-technical school jointly owned and operated by five member school districts. The school boards of at least four out of the five participating districts must approve WBAVTS’ yearly budget; however, two…