Legal Opinion
School District v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 1978No. Appeal, No. 1603 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
This ease involving, inter alia, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States,1 had its origin in an amendment made to Section 1361 of the Public School Code of 1949, Act of March 10, 1949, P.L. 30, as amended, 24 P.S. §13-1361, by the Act of December 29, 1972, P.L. 1726.
Section 1361 in its original 1949 form read:
The board of school directors in any school district may, out of the funds of the district, provide for the free transportation of any resident pupil to and from the public schools and to and from any points in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Meek v. PittengerSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wolman v. WalterSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Springfield School District v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Wyland v. West Shore School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Unionville-Chadds Ford School District v. RotteveelCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Pequea Valley School District v. Commonwealth, Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Springfield School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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