KEEP PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC v. SCHWEIKER


803 A.2d 869 (2002)

COMMITTEE TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC, and Roz Spiegel as its Coordinator, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3, AFL-CIO and Ted Kirsch, as its Trustee Ad Litem, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers School Employees Union, Local 1201, SEIU, AFL-CIO, School Police Association of Philadelphia, and Michael Lodise, as its Trustee Ad Litem, School Cafeteria Employees, Local 634, Here, AFL-CIO and Sam Cook as its Trustee Ad Litem, Barbara Rugletic, Rochelle McQueen, Sara Ortiz, and Barbara Shankin, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Mark SCHWEIKER, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and his appointees, agents, representatives and/or designees, Charles B. Zogby, Secretary of Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education, School District of Philadelphia, Edison Schools, Inc., and its appointees, agents, representatives and/or designees, and Chris Whittle, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his appointees, agents, representatives and/or designees, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph J. Teti, Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Michael A. Bloom, Philadelphia, for respondent, Edison Schools.

Edward F. Mannino, Philadelphia, for respondent, C. Zogby.

Mary Ann Mullaney, Philadelphia, for intervenor, The School Reform Commission.

Before COLINS, President Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge.


OPINION BY Judge FRIEDMAN.

The Committee to Keep Our Public Schools Public, and Roz Spiegel as its Coordinator; Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3, AFL-CIO and Ted Kirsch, as its Trustee Ad Litem; National Conference of Firemen and Oilers School Employees Union, Local 1201, SEIU, AFL-CIO; School Police Association of Philadelphia, and Michael Lodise, as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Cafeteria Employees, Local 634, HERE, AFL-CIO and Sam Cook as its Trustee...

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