CONNELLY v. STEEL VALLEY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 11-4206.

706 F.3d 209 (2013)

Patrick S. CONNELLY, Appellant, v. The STEEL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: January 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Cordes , [Argued], Christine T. Elzer , Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William C. Andrews , Anthony G. Sanchez , [Argued], Amie A. Thompson , Andrews & Price, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: HARDIMAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and VANASKIE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether a Pennsylvania public school district violates the Constitution when it sets teacher salaries based, in part, on prior in-state teaching experience. We hold it does not.

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In September 2006, the Steel Valley School District hired Patrick Connelly as a sixth grade teacher. Steel Valley pays its teachers pursuant to a salary scale based on their...

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