DUNCAN v. ROCHESTER AREA SCHOOL BD.


524 Pa. 254 (1990)

571 A.2d 365

James DUNCAN, Appellant, v. ROCHESTER AREA SCHOOL BOARD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn L. Wilson, Harrisburg, William J. Maikovich, New Brighton, Ronald N. Watzman, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Stephen S. Russell, Chief Staff Counsel, Pennsylvania School Boards Ass'n, New Cumberland, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

James Duncan, a science teacher with sixteen years seniority in the Rochester Area School District, was suspended from his position effective with the start of the 1985-86 school year, one of a number of employees suspended due to declining enrollment. Following a hearing pursuant to the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. § 553, the Board affirmed the suspension. The Court of Common Pleas...

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