Hoffman | Tucker Arensberg
PITTSBURGH – Litigation which claims that the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District failed to follow proper protocols before unilaterally deciding to close one of its high schools and merge its students with another, is now facing a motion to dismiss from the district.
Save Our Saltsburg Schools of Saltsburg initially filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 6 versus Blairsville-Saltsburg School District, of Blairsville.
“Defendant District is comprised of two elementary schools and two middle high schools. Defendant District’s middle high schools are Saltsburg Middle High School, serving students residing in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 84 Trojan Lane, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681, and Blairsville Middle High School, serving students residing in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 100 School Lane, Blairsville, Pennsylvania 15717. Defendant District has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its students,” the suit said.