Opinion
No. 166 WAL 2021
11-03-2021
Betty BELL, an adult individual, and Propel Schools, d/b/a Propel Charter School - Homestead, Propel Charter School - Sunrise, d/b/a Propel Braddock Hills, Propel Charter School - Pitcairn, and Propel Charter School - Hazelwood, Respondents v. WILKINSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 3rd day of November, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Whether, in a matter of first impression, the Commonwealth Court erred in interpreting 22 Pa. Code § 23.2 to require school districts to obtain advance approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education ("PDE") of pupil transportation plans and transportation services contracts, in disregard of the text of the regulation, PDE's interpretation of that regulation and despite the fact that the PDE has not required and does not have a process for such advance approval, thus subjecting the transportation plans and transportation contracts of every school district to potential invalidation?