Legal Opinion
Agostine v. Sch. Dist. of Phila.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 1987No. Appeal, 3077 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Mary Beth Agostine appeals a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order granting the School District *494of Philadelphia’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing her complaint with prejudice. We affirm.
In 1967 Agostine entered the Philadelphia public school system (District) and was tested and diagnosed as educable mentally retarded (EMR).1 Accordingly, she was placed in a special class for EMR children. Pursuant to the Department of Education’s (Department) regulations,2 Agostine was reevaluated every other year and remained in the EMR class…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Ford v. Kendall Bor. Sch. DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Danson v. CaseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Singer v. School District of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Cavaliere v. Duff's Business InstituteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- E-Z Parks, Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Sellers v. School Bd. of the City of Manassas, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
- DeLellis v. Borough of VeronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Community College of Philadelphia v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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