Legal Opinion
Brickhouse v. Spring-Ford Area School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1995PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*179 OPINION
FLAHERTY, Justice.
When a veteran has applied for a vacancy on the teaching staff of a public school and establishes that he is certified to teach in Pennsylvania, must the veteran be hired for the position pursuant to the Veterans’ Preference Act, 51 Pa.C.S. § 7104, when the other applicants are non-veterans?
In 1990 Brickhouse applied for a position in the social studies department of the secondary level at the Spring-Ford Area School District (“the school district”). When Brickhouse learned that he was not selected for the job, he appealed the failure to hire and also brought a civil…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. SchmidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Brickhouse v. Spring Ford Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
3Cited by32 opinions
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