Legal Opinion

Katruska v. Bethlehem Center School District

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 2001No. 5 WAP 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Bethlehem Center School District from the Commonwealth Court’s order vacating the order of the Secretary of Education, which had affirmed the School District’s decision to demote Thomas Katruska from his position as a high school principal. For the following reasons, we reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court.

Thomas Katruska was employed by the School District as the high school principal beginning with the 1992-93 school year. As Superintendent of the School District, Dr. Thomas Knight was responsible for the overall supervision and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lyness v. Com., State Bd. of MedicineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Gardner v. RepaskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Belasco v. Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Brentwood Borough School District AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Lincoln Philadelphia Realty Associates I v. Board of Revision of TaxesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Whitfield v. Chartiers Valley School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2010

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