MARRERO BY TABALES v. COM.


709 A.2d 956 (1998)

Yesenia MARRERO, Arlene Marrero, Richard Mojica and Christian Mojica, minors, by their parent and guardian Yollie TABALES; Yollie Tabales; Kathryn, Christine, William and Stephen Nolan, minors, by their parent and guardian William H. Nolan; William H. Nolan; Jeanene and Larry Little, minors, by their parent and guardian Karen H. Little; Karen H. Little; David and Zachary Maas, minor, by their parents and guardians Peter Maas and Lesley Carson; Peter Maas and Lesley Carson; Aspira, Inc. of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Branch NAACP; City of Philadelphia, and School District of Philadelphia, Petitioners, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania; General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; President Pro Tempore of the Senate Mark S. Schweiker, in his official capacity; Speaker of the House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan, in his official capacity; Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Thomas J. Ridge, in his official capacity; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education; Secretary of Education Eugene Hickok, in his official capacity, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheryl L. Auerbach, Philadelphia, for petitioner, School Dist. of Philadelphia.

Michael Churchill, Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Richard Feder, Philadelphia, for petitioner, City of Philadelphia.

Edward F. Mannino, Philadelphia, for respondents, Gov. Ridge, State Bd. of Education, Dept. of Education and Secretary of Education, Eugene Hickok.

John P. Krill, Jr., Harrisburg, for respondent, General Assembly.

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


KELLEY, Judge.

Presently before this court for disposition are the preliminary objections of the Executive Branch Respondents1 and the preliminary objections of the Legislative Branch Respondents2 to a petition for review in the nature of an action for declaratory judgment3 filed in our original jurisdiction by the City of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia (School...

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