Legal Opinion
Cowdery v. Board of Education
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1987No. Appeal, No. 1693 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr,
Michael Cowdery appeals an order of the Secretary of Education (Secretary) affirming a Philadelphia School Board decision dismissing him pursuant to Section 1122 of the Public School Code of 1949 (Code).1 We reverse.
*166Cowdery, a tenured high school teacher for the Philadelphia School District, was concurrently employed full-time by the Philadelphia Police Department. While recuperating from a hand injury sustained on police duty,2 Cowdery worked a desk job for the Police Department and took six weeks of paid sick leave from the School District. Upon his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. Norristown Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Shearer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Lucciola v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Ward v. Board of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Clark v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
3Cited by2 opinions
- Horton v. Jefferson County-Dubois Area Vocational Technical SchoolCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Cowdery v. BD. OF ED., SD OF PHILA.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987