Legal Opinion
In re Change the Representation Plan of the Octorara Area School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Gerald Mundy appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) that adopted a plan for election of the Board of School Directors (School Board) of the Octorara Area School District (School District) providing for election of three directors from each of three regions within the School District. Mundy questions whether the trial court erred in selecting the three-region plan and rejecting at-large representation; in considering factors that are not permissible under Section 303 of the Public School Code of 1949 (School Code), Act of March 10, 1949,…
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