Case Name: COMMITTEE TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC; Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3, AFL-CIO; National Conference of Firemen and Oilers School Employees Union, Local 1201, SEIU, AFL-CIO; School Police Association of Philadelphia; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants v. The Honorable Mark SCHWEIKER, Governor of Pennsylvania; Charles B. Zogby, Secretary of Education; School District of Philadelphia; Edison Schools, Inc.; and H. Christopher Whittle, Appellees; 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 and Thomas Doyle as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Police Association of Philadelphia and Michael Lodise as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO and Sam Cook as its Trustee Ad Litem; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants, v. The Honorable Mark Schweiker, Governor 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 H. Christopher Whittle, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his Appointees, Agents, Representatives and/or Designees, Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2003-10-28
Citations: 575 Pa. 540
Docket Number: Appeal No. 3 EAP 2002
Parties: COMMITTEE TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC; Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3, AFL-CIO; National Conference of Firemen and Oilers School Employees Union, Local 1201, SEIU, AFL-CIO; School Police Association of Philadelphia; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants v. The Honorable Mark SCHWEIKER, Governor of Pennsylvania; Charles B. Zogby, Secretary of Education; School District of Philadelphia; Edison Schools, Inc.; and H. Christopher Whittle, Appellees. 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 and Thomas Doyle as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Police Association of Philadelphia and Michael Lodise as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO and Sam Cook as its Trustee Ad Litem; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants, v. The Honorable Mark Schweiker, Governor 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 H. Christopher Whittle, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his Appointees, Agents, Representatives and/or Designees, Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 575
Pages: 540–541

Head Matter:
838 A.2d 565
COMMITTEE TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC; Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3, AFL-CIO; National Conference of Firemen and Oilers School Employees Union, Local 1201, SEIU, AFL-CIO; School Police Association of Philadelphia; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants v. The Honorable Mark SCHWEIKER, Governor of Pennsylvania; Charles B. Zogby, Secretary of Education; School District of Philadelphia; Edison Schools, Inc.; and H. Christopher Whittle, Appellees. 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 and Thomas Doyle as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Police Association of Philadelphia and Michael Lodise as its Trustee Ad Litem; School Cafeteria Employees, Local No. 634, Here, AFL-CIO and Sam Cook as its Trustee Ad Litem; Barbara Rugletic; Rochelle McQueen; Sara Ortiz; and Barbara Shankin, Appellants, v. The Honorable Mark Schweiker, Governor 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 H. Christopher Whittle, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his Appointees, Agents, Representatives and/or Designees, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Oct. 28, 2003.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 28th day of October, 2003, the Orders of the Commonwealth Court are hereby affirmed.