CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE v. PA HUMAN REL. COMN.

No. 844 C.D. 2016.

158 A.3d 251 (2017)

CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danielle Banks , Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Jelani T. Cooper , Assistant Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, for respondent.

David G.C. Arnold , King of Prussia, for intervenor Allan-Michael Meads.

BEFORE: HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge HONORABLE JULIA K. HEARTHWAY, Judge.


OPINION BY JUDGE SIMPSON

This case involves an issue of first impression, whether a Catholic college's expulsion decision is reviewable by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission). A former African-American student, Allan-Michael Meads (Student) filed a complaint with the Commission, alleging Chestnut Hill College (College) expelled him based on racial discrimination in violation of the Pennsylvania Human

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