McDONALD v. PENN HILLS TWP. SCH. BD. et al.

Appeal, No. 1055 C.D. 1971.

7 Pa.Commw. 339 (1972)

McDonald v. Penn Hills Township School Board, et al.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Lauver, with him J.U. Anderson, Jr., David A. Murdoch and Kirpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison, for appellants.

Alan S. Penkower, with him R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., and Neighborhood Legal Services Association, for appellee.

Argued October 30, 1972, before President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., KRAMER, WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS and BLATT.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, December 29, 1972:

On May 7, 1971, a disturbance occurred at Penn Hills Senior High School and as a result thereof Richard McDonald (McDonald), a student, was temporarily suspended for allegedly striking another student. A hearing was subsequently held by a committee of the Penn Hills School Board to determine whether or not any further action should be taken, and pursuant to § 1318 of the Public School Code of 1949, Act of March 10, 1949...

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