McFERREN v. FARRELL AREA SCHOOL DIST.

No. 287 C.D. 2009.

993 A.2d 344 (2010)

Lee V. McFERREN, Petitioner v. FARRELL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Seman Ochs, Sharon, for petitioner.

Andria B. Saia, Huntingdon Valley, for respondent.

BEFORE: COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge, and QUIGLEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

Lee V. McFerren petitions for review of the Secretary of Education's adjudication that affirmed the Farrell Area School District's termination of McFerren's employment as high school principal. The Secretary concluded that McFerren, who is African-American, committed an immoral act when he used the words "the white man" in the course of a disciplinary session with a high school student who was also African-American. McFerren contends that...

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