Legal Opinion
Burger v. Board of School Directors
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2003No. 8 WAP 2003PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
Appeal was allowed to consider whether, despite the absence of express statutory authorization, a school board possesses implied authority to suspend a school superintendent accused of improper conduct on an interim basis, without pay and benefits, pending a termination hearing. An associated question presented concerns the availability of mandamus relief in this setting.
In 1998, the Board of School Directors (the “Board”) of the McGuffey School District (the “District”) elected Anthony Burger (“Appellant”) as school superintendent for a five-year term pursuant to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gilbert v. HomarSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Werner v. ZazycznySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Wiest v. Mt. Lebanon School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Pennsylvania Game Commission v. MarichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Northside Urban Pathways Charter School v. State Charter School Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- R.A.J. Smith v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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