IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
SYETA BREWINGTON, AS PARENT : No. 542 EAL 2016
AND NATURAL GUARDIAN FOR :
JARRETT BREWINGTON, A MINOR, :
AND SYETA BREWINGTON IN HER : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
OWN RIGHT : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, WALTER G. :
SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND :
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF :
PHILADELPHIA :
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PETITION OF: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT :
OF PHILADELPHIA
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 11th day of July, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
a. Whether the Commonwealth Court’s conclusion that the alleged
negligence in this case concerned real property impermissibly broadens
the real property exception and requires school districts to take
unreasonable steps (and steps the court does not specify) to protect
themselves from liability?
b. Whether [Respondents’] claim of a defect in the real property is properly
construed as a claim of negligent supervision when the actual negligence
involved, if any, pertained to the supervision of students and was not
related to real property?
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