PUBS v. SCHOOL DIST. OF PHILADELPHIA


166 Pa.Commw. 462 (1994)

646 A.2d 689

PARENTS UNITED FOR BETTER SCHOOLS, INC.; Clifton Weldon; Alicia Buckson; Lorna Williams; Robin Pierce, Guardian of Youree Johnson; Robin Pierce, Guardian of Dana Welks; Anthony Scott, Guardian of Nitikia Scott; Harold Stephens, Guardian of Melissa Stephens; Philip Battaglia, PNG of Phil Battaglia, Appellants, v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF EDUCATION and Dr. Ruth Hayre, President School District of Philadelphia Board of Education and Dr. Constance E. Clayton Superintendent of Schools of School District of Philadelphia.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Abrams, P.C., for appellants.

Glenna M. Hazeltine, for appellees.

Before CRAIG, President Judge, and DOYLE, McGINLEY, SMITH, PELLEGRINI, FRIEDMAN and KELLEY, JJ.


DOYLE, Judge.

Parents United for Better Schools (PUBS) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing their complaint in equity for lack of standing.

On June 24, 1991, the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia adopted Policy 123 entitled Adolescent Sexuality (Policy 123). Policy 123 provides for the development of broad, abstinence-based curricula focused at preventing sexually transmitted diseases. The...

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