Legal Opinion
School District v. Independence Charter School
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 3, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
The School District of Philadelphia (School District) appeals from the July 28, 2000 order of the State Charter School Appeal Board (CAB) granting the appeal filed by the Independence Charter School Initiative (Independence) pursuant to section 1717-A(g) of the Charter School Law (CSL) 1 and directing the School District’s Board of Education (District Board) to grant Independence’s charter school application and sign Independence’s charter. 2 We affirm the CAB’s order.
On November 15, 1999, Independence filed an application with the School District for a charter to operate a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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