Bartlett v. Joint County School Committee

The school-reorganization order before us on this appeal was entered by the Joint School Committee on its own motion pursuant to sec. 40.03, Stats. As a condition precedent to entering such order the Joint School Committee was required to hold a public hearing and give notice thereof by personal service, posting, and publication, all as prescribed by sec. 40.025 (2) (a). The requirement of such latter statute with respect to publication is that the notice of the hearing “be published once in at least one newspaper which has general circulation in the school districts affected by the proposed…