Jefferson County Board of Education v. Fell ex rel. L.F.

For the reasons expressed herein, I dissent. The Majority labors at great length to explain how a statute, so plain and obvious on its face, is actually a riddle that only lawyers and school administrators can understand. I respectfully submit that the sentence: “Within the appropriate school district attendance area, parents or legal guardians shall be permitted to enroll their children in the public school nearest their home” plainly and without ambiguity means that parents are entitled to send their children to be educated in the school located nearest to their residence.

I. THE MAJORITY…