Commonwealth v. Jersey Shore Area School District

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

The issue presented by the instant appeal is whether the teacher involved was a professional employee at the time she was notified that her employment was terminated. If she was a professional employee, then admittedly the required procedure to effect her suspension or dismissal was not followed and the decision of the Secretary of Education would be affirmed. If she was not a professional employee, then the Secretary’s position was incorrect and his decision must be reversed. After a careful review of the record and the law, we must hold that she was not a…