Legal Opinion
Provance v. Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 16, 1982No. 53,760PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Herd, J.:
This is an appeal from the district court’s decision holding this State’s school closing statutes, K.S.A. 72-8136a et seq., in part unconstitutional.
The Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512 is a political subdivision of the State located in Johnson County. Pursuant to K.S.A. 72-8127 the Board of Education has divided the school district into five geographical areas, or member districts, North, South, East, West and Northwest. The Board of Education is comprised of seven members, one of whom is elected from each of the member…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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