Japs v. Board of Education

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Certain parents and children, residents of the Jefferson County School District, joined with the county board of education in the submission of an agreed case, under KRS 418.020, presenting several questions concerning the transportation of school children. The judgment of the court upon these questions was as follows:

“3. The Board of Education of Jefferson County, Kentucky cannot require elementary pupils (Grades 1-8) who do not live within reasonable walking distance of the school provided for them to pay any school bus fare for transportation to and from school.

“4. The…