Independent School District Comprised of the Western Portions v. Commonwealth, State Board of Education

Opinion by

Judge Wiukinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal from the final decision of the State Board of Education (Board) denying the transfer of an independent school district from the Smethport Area School District (Smethport) to the Kane Area School District (Kane). We affirm.

On February 15, 1974, a majority of the taxable inhabitants of the then proposed Independent School District (hereinafter also referred to as Petitioner) comprised of the western portions of Hamlin and Sergeant Townships, McKean County, filed a petition with the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County seeking to have the…