Legal Opinion
Springfield School District v. Department of Education
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 24, 1979No. Nos. 385, 393PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
Appellant school districts are appealing from separate orders of the Commonwealth Court affirming decisions by the Secretary of Education finding the districts to be in violation of the Act of December 29, 1972, P.L. 1726, No. 372, amending § 1361 of the Public School Code of 1949, Act of March 10, 1949, P.L. 30, Art. XIII, as amended, 24 P.S. § 13-1361 (1978-79 Supp.) (Act 372). For the following reasons we now affirm the orders of the Commonwealth Court.
Act 372 authorizes local school districts to provide for the free transportation of pupils to public and nonpublic…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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