Brinson v. Jackson

1. By the constitution of this State the common schools, the expense of which is provided for by taxation or otherwise, “shall be free to all the children of the State.” Civil Code (1910), § 6576; Acts 1911, p. 46; Park’s Code, § 6576; Civil Code (1910), § 1509; Code of School Laws, Acts 1919, pp. 288, 331; Claxton v. Stanford, 160 Ga. 752 (128 S. E. 887). The State system of education provided for in the above provision of 'the constitution embraces high schools operated by funds whether derived from taxation or otherwise; and no matriculation fee can be charged for children within the…