Title: Curl v. Solanco School District (Summary Disposition)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 983MAL2006
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: April 5, 2007

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT DR. SHIRLEY K. CURL, Respondent v. SOLANCO SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : No. 983 MAL 2006 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 503 CD 2006 reversing the decision of The Department of Education and remanding the case (No. 01-04a). ORDER PER CURIAM: DECIDED: April 4, 2007 AND NOW, this 4th day of April 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The Order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED and the matter is REMANDED for the court to consider the level of deference, if any, owed to the Secretary of the Department of Education’s interpretation of the Certification and Staffing Policies and Guidelines. See Davenport v. Dep’t of Educ., 850 A.2d 802, 804 n.3 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2004); see also Logsdon v. Dep’t of Educ., 671 A.2d 302, 305 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1996). Mr. Justice Fitzgerald did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.