Legal Opinion
Gibbons v. New Castle Area School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2449 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
This is an appeal by Charles E. Gibbons (appellant) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County which affirmed a decision by the New Castle Area School District’s Board of School Directors to reassign appellant from his position as principal of Benjamin Franklin Junior High School (Franklin) to assistant principal of New Castle Senior High School (Senior High).
In June of 1982, the board closed George Washington Junior High School (Washington), one of the two junior highs in the district at that time; the board transferred the seventh and eighth grade…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Welsko v. Foster Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Smith v. Board of School DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Shestack v. General Braddock Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Platko v. Laurel Highlands School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Andresky v. West Allegheny School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Gibbons v. New Castle Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Greater Johnstown Area Vocational-Technical School v. Greater Johnstown Area Vocational-Technical Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Meck v. Carlisle Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- James v. Big Beaver Falls Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Dallap v. Sharon City School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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