Carey v. Thompson

This petition for mandamus alleges that the school directors of the town of which the relator is a resident and taxpayer have neglected to support a school within two and one-fourth miles of the relator’s house, and have refused to use any part of the school money of the town for the purpose of conveying his children to and from *666any school, and have made no attempt whatever to give his children school advantages equal to those enjoyed by the other scholars of the town. The respondents in their answer admit that they have made no arrangements for carrying any of the scholars of the town to and…