State ex rel. Bell v. Cambridge Bd. of Education

Fer Curiam.

Appellants’ basic contention is that R. C. 3311.24, the controlling statute herein, vests discretionary authority in the Cambridge board of education, rather than a mandatory duty, to adopt a resolution transferring the territory in question.

It is clear that R. O. 3311.24 requires the board of education in which the territory is located to transfer the territory upon approval by the State Board of Education. The statute mandates that the “ * * * State Board of Education shall either approve or disapprove a proposed transfer of territory filed with it # * * and shall notify, in…