State v. Board of Education

At the outset of this opinion, attention is directed to the universally recognized principle that a court has nothing to do with the policy or wisdom of a statute. That is the exclusive concern of the legislative branch of the government. When the validity of a statute is challenged on constitutional grounds, the sole function of the court is to determine whether it transcends the limits of legislative power.

In recent years, legislation in the form of teachers tenure acts has been enacted by a number of states for the protection of those established and qualified in the teaching profession…