State Ex Rel. Town of Huntington v. Huntington Town School Committee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application by the State’s Attorney to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, for a writ of mandamus to compel the reopening of a school. An alternative writ having been issued, and a motion to quash filed, the cause was reserved 0Burpee, J.) for the advice of this court. The alternative writ set forth these facts: The town of Huntington has abolished all school districts therein, and maintains the public schools as one district.
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Application by the State’s Attorney to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, for a writ of mandamus to compel the reopening of a school. An alternative writ having been issued, and a motion to quash filed, the cause was reserved 0Burpee, J.) for the advice of this court. The alternative writ set forth these facts: The town of Huntington has abolished all school districts therein, and maintains the public schools as one district. They are under the general supervision and control of the town school committee elected October 5th, 1908, which closed a certain school in what was formerly known…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
Prior to July 15th, 1909, every town had power to abolish all separate school districts within its limits and constitute itself one consolidated district. It could elect a town school committee, which should “have the powers and duties of high school committees, district committees, and boards of school visitors; shall see that good public schools of the different grades are maintained in the various parts of the town; . . . manage the property of the town pertaining to schools; . . . designate the schools which shall be attended by the children within their jurisdiction; . . . and shall…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State ex rel. Walsh v. HineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Gilman v. BassettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1866
- Newton v. Town of HamdenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
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