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DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL v. SCHOOL DIST.

No. 16 EAP 2016.

166 A.3d 304 (2017)

DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, Appellee v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA and School Reform Commission, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: August 8, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arleigh Pritchard Helfer III, Esq. , Bruce Philip Merenstein, Esq. , Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, L.L.P., Allison S. Petersen, Esq. , Levin Legal Group, P.C., Paul Joseph Cianci, Esq. , for Appellant.

David R. Fine, Esq. , for National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Appellant Amicus Curiae.

Emily J. Leader, Esq. , Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Inc., for Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Mechanicsburg, PA, Appellant Amicus Curiae.

Kevin Michael McKenna, Esq. , Mark G. Morford, Esq. , Christine Elizabeth Reilly, Esq. , Latsha, Davis & McKenna, P.C., for Appellee.

Mark Edward Jakubik, Esq. , Jakubik Law Firm (The), for Pacific Legal Foundation, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

Mark Edward Seiberling, Esq. , for Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

Joshua John Voss, Esq. , Kleinbard LLC, for Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

This appeal requires us to examine the Charter School Law ("CSL")1 to determine the propriety of the charter amendment procedure adopted by the Commonwealth Court. We must also determine whether the Charter School Appeal Board ("CAB") has jurisdiction over a school...

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