Legal Opinion
Hennessey v. Independent School District No. 4, Lincoln County
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 27, 1976No. 48751PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
This is an action filed in the district court by the Wellston Parent Teacher Association (PTA) seeking a writ of mandamus to require Independent School District No. 4, Lincoln County School Board (Board) to allow PTA use of school facilities for its meetings. The trial court denied the writ. PTA appeals to this court claiming action by Board is arbitrary, discriminatory and a denial of rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and Oklahoma in that Board has permitted certain other groups access to the building for their meetings to the exclusion of PTA with no…
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