Case Name: Burton HETHERINGTON, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Penny Brouse, Robert Wollyung, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, and Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William ROGERS, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of William Rogers, Jane Rapant, Christine Heyer, Robert Wetzel, Phil Rapant, Edward Balkiewicz, John Motsney, and Mark Semanchik, Esq.; Burton Hetherington, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William Rogers, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of John Misiewicz
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-07-12
Citations: 48 A.3d 1218
Docket Number: 
Parties: Burton HETHERINGTON, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Penny Brouse, Robert Wollyung, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, and Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William ROGERS, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of William Rogers, Jane Rapant, Christine Heyer, Robert Wetzel, Phil Rapant, Edward Balkiewicz, John Motsney, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Burton Hetherington, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William Rogers, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of John Misiewicz.
Judges: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, MCCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 48
Pages: 1218–1219

Head Matter:
Burton HETHERINGTON, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Penny Brouse, Robert Wollyung, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, and Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William ROGERS, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of William Rogers, Jane Rapant, Christine Heyer, Robert Wetzel, Phil Rapant, Edward Balkiewicz, John Motsney, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Burton Hetherington, Julian Milewski, David Zienkiewicz, Cynthia Zienkiewicz, Jason Milewski, Peggy Forgotch, Joseph Clews, Kelly Moran, David Seresky, Grace Glowacki, Charles Hampton, Anna Mae Hampton, John Anczarski, Joseph Clews, Raymond Smith, Cynthia Smith, David Hampton, Lynn Lentes, Debra Hampton, John Uroskie, David Banning, Robert Wise, Barbra Wise, Dale Kimmel, Lena Kimmel, John Rumbel, Michelle Rumbel, Cathy Shoup, Roger Shoup, Raymond Mishlanie, Carol Mishlanie, Debra Grow, Robert O. Ororco, Albert Breznik, Jr., Leon Trusky, Haley Dunlap, Mary Anczarski, Leon Lowandowski, Nancy Stauffer, David Briggs, Edward Glembockie, Margret Hunsinger, James Ambrose, Susan Briel, Eileen Teeter, Dennis Teeter, Mary Milosh, Melissa McGruffie, Bobbie Jo Edmonson, Edward Sanchez, Joseph E. Faust, Jr. v. William Rogers, President, N.S.S.B., Jane Rapant, Vice President, N.S.S.B., Christine Heyer, Treasurer, N.S.S.B., Robert Wetzel, Former President, N.S.S.B., Phil Rapant, Robert Orth, John Motsney, Edward Balkiewicz, John Misiewicz, and Mark Semanchik, Esq. Appeal of John Misiewicz.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued April 11, 2012.
Decided July 12, 2012.
Stuart Lee Knade, PA School Boards Association, Inc., for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
Victor Paul Stabile, Dilworth Paxson, L.L.P., for Rogers, W., Rapant, J., Heyer, C., Wetzel, R., Rapant, P., Balkiewicz, E., Motsney J., Semanchick, M.
Lloyd R. Hampton, Hampton & Hampton, for Herington, Milewski, Ziekiewicz, Forgotch, Clews, Moran, Seresky, Glo-wacki, Hampton, et al.
Michael D. Kristofco, Wisler, Pearlstine, LLP, for John Misiewicz.
CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, MCCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 12th day of July, 2012, the Court being evenly divided, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED.
Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the decision of this case.