Pease v. Millcreek Township School District

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This appeal challenges the propriety of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County which upheld the dismissal of a high school teacher upon the statutory ground of incompetency.

On June 26, 1961, George L. Pease, Jr. (Pease), entered into a written contract with the School District of Millcreek Township, Erie County (District) under the terms of which the District employed Pease as a professional employee at a stated salary, and, in accordance with his duties under the contract, he taught in McDowell High School. During the school years…