Crim v. McWhorter

242 Ga. 863 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 421

CRIM et al.

v.

McWHORTER et al.

33972.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued September 18, 1978.

Decided January 5, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1979.

Smith, Cohen, Ringel, Kohler & Martin, Warren C. Fortson, Bruce H. Beerman, for appellants.

Deborah S. Ebel, Robert Connelly, for appellees.

Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, James P. Groton, Thomas A. Cox, amicus curiae.

JORDAN, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether a public school system within the State of Georgia can establish a policy requiring the payment of a tuition fee as a precondition for attendance…