Kozura v. Tulpehocken Area School District

COLINS, Judge.

John Kozura appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County granting the Tulpehocken Area School District’s (School District) motion to quash his petition for review on the ground that Kozura lacked standing to appeal an arbitrator’s decision denying him back pay and benefits.

Kozura was employed by the School District as a math and science teacher for the 1996-1997 school year. On May 9, 1997, the School District suspended Kozura without pay for the remainder of the year based on complaints it received about his teaching style. The School District discharged…