Legal Opinion
Washington Township Independent School District v. Pennsylvania State Board of Education
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 2017No. 2582 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE BROBSON
The Washington Township Independent School District (WTISD) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (Board) that (1) disapproved the creation of WTISD and its transfer from the Dover Area School District (Dover) to the Northern York County School District (Northern York); and (2) accepted and adopted the report of the Special Committee of the State Board of Education (Committee). Following the Board’s grant of WTISD’s petition for reconsideration and the Board’s subsequent affirmation of its earlier decision denying WTISD’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chartiers Valley Joint Schools v. Allegheny County Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Johnson, G. v. Lansdale Boro, Aplts.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- In Re Formation of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Phillips v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Montour Tp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- In re Petition to Establish an Independent School District for Property Situate in Jefferson TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In Re: for Formation of Ind. Sch. Dist. Consisting of the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, PA ~ Appeal of : Highspire Ed. Coal.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- J.E. Archer v. Rockwood Area SD & Somerset Area SDCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
- Northern York County S.D. v. Dover Area S.D.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2025
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