                  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                              MIDDLE DISTRICT


JAMES C. WHALEN,                         : No. 389 MAL 2017
                                         :
                  Petitioner             :
                                         : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                         : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
             v.                          :
                                         :
                                         :
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,                 :
                                         :
                  Respondent             :


                                    ORDER



PER CURIAM

     AND NOW, this 2nd day of November, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is DENIED.
