Legal Opinion
Steffen v. Board of Directors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 13, 1977No. Appeal, No. 1344 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
This is an appeal by Grant D. Steffen (Steffen), a tenured professional employe, from an order of the Secretary of Education (Secretary) affirming his dismissal by the South Middletown Township School District (School District) for “incompetency” under the *189pertinent section of the Public School Code of 19491 (Code).
The factual background of this case is important because of the nature of the issues raised by Steffen. Steffen began working in the School District as a teacher of special education in August of 1968. In June of 1972, the superintendent of the School…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Horosko v. Mt. Pl't Twp. S. DistSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Horosko v. Mount Pleasant Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Acitelli v. Westmont Hilltop School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- English v. North East Board of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Thall AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- McCoy v. Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In Re: Appeal of RedoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Gobla v. Board of School Directors of the Crestwood School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Fairview School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980