Legal Opinion
Bucks County Public Schools v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1987No. Appeal, No. 1550 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Barry,
The Bucks County Public School Intermediate Unit No. 22 and the Bensalem Township School District (appellants) appeal an order of the Secretary of Education which reversed a decision of a hearing examiner and held that appellants were responsible to pay for costs of summer schooling of Alison P.
Alison P. was a student of the Bensalem Township School District. Prior to entering the seventh grade, she was a good student and a high achiever at the top of her class. During the 1982-83 school year, she began experiencing severe problems. She began undergoing weekly private…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Armstrong v. KlineDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Patricia Sue Battle, by Her Parents and Next Friend June E. Battle and Donald E. Battle and June E. Battle and Donald E. Battle in Their Own Right, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Caryl M. Kline, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, the Abington School District, Dr. Carl B. Hoffman, Superintendent of the Abington School District, the Woods Schools, Dr. Harold S. Barbour, President of the Woods Schools. Bernard, Natalie, a Minor, by Her Parents and Natural Guardians Bernard, Clara M. And Bernard, Robert A. In Their Own Right, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Kline, Caryl, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, the Marple Newtown School District, Sanner, Glenn, Superintendent of the Marple Newtown School District, Elwyn Institute, Clard, Dr. Gerald R., President of the Elwyn Institute. Armstrong, Patricia and John, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Child, Gary Armstrong and Norma H., Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Child, Richard H., on Behalf of Themselves and All Those Similarly Situated v. Kline, Caryl, Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Individually and in Her Official Capacity, the School District of Philadelphia, Michael Marcase, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia and Arthur W. Thomas, Mrs. Edward Oberholtzer, Augustus Baxter, Mrs. Lawrence Boonin, Robert Sebastian, Mrs. Michael Stack, George Philip Stahl, Jr., and Dr. Nicholas Trolio, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Board of Education of the School District of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Fitz v. Intermediate Unit No. 29Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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