Legal Opinion

Penn-Delco School District v. Urso

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 8, 1978No. Appeal, 655 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

The Penn-Delco School District (District) appeals an order of the Acting Secretary of Education (Secretary) sustaining the appeal of Respondent, a professional employee, who was dismissed by the Board of Directors of the District (Board) on grounds of immorality.

There is no serious contention Respondent was not properly dismissed by the Board pursuant to procedures outlined in the Public School Code of 1949 (Code) 1 following a timely notice and hearing held February 3, 4 and 5,1976. What is seriously disputed is whether the Board or Secretary properly defined…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Horosko v. Mt. Pl't Twp. S. DistSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Horosko v. Mount Pleasant Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Joseph ACANFORA, III, Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  4. Spruce Hill Township School District Board of Directors v. BrynerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Acanfora v. Board of Education of Montgomery CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Stoneking v. Bradford Area School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  2. Board of Education v. Philadelphia Federation of TeachersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Grant v. Board of School Directors of Centennial School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Board of School Directors v. FasnachtCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Horton v. Jefferson County-Dubois Area Vocational Technical SchoolCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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