Joint School District v. State Appeal Board

We have frequently stated the function of a school board reorganization authority. Although the principal cases discussing the nature of that function antedate the present statute, we are satisfied that the current statute merely codifies previous legislative directives and in no way, in matters material to this appeal, affect the nature of the legislature’s grant of power to school board reorganization authorities. These cases make it clear that school district reorganization is a legislative policy-making function, which the legislature has delegated to local boards and to the state…