Equi v. Board of Education

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Marie Equi appeals an order of the Secretary of Education (Secretary) upholding her dismissal by the Philadelphia School District (District) pursuant to Section 1122 of the Public School Code of 1949 (Code).1 We reverse.

Equi, a tenured teacher, worked for the District for approximately nineteen years when she was dismissed for persistent and willful violation of the school laws. The Secretary affirmed Equis dismissal on the grounds that she failed to retire after all sick leave benefits were exhausted,2 in accordance with district policy.

Our scope of…