SCHOOL DIST. OF PHILA. v. PA. DEPT. OF ED.

No. 2236 C.D. 1987.

119 Pa.Commw. 471 (1988)

547 A.2d 520

School District of Philadelphia, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

September 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Lear, for petitioner.

Timothy D. Searchinger, Deputy General Counsel, for respondent.

Lorrie McKinley, Penn Legal Assistance Office, for intervenor.

Argued June 17, 1988, before Judge COLINS, and Senior Judges BARBIERI and KALISH, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE COLINS, September 15, 1988:

The School District of Philadelphia (District) appeals an order of the Secretary of Education (Secretary) which directed it to provide Branden F., a hearing-impaired child residing in the District, with transportation to a private clinic offering specialized auditory therapy. Branden's mother has intervened on behalf of her son.

Branden is an eight year old who suffers a progressive hearing loss. At times relevant...

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