Hamer v. Board of Education

Paul E. Hamer filed his complaint in the circuit court of Lake County for a' declaratory judgment that sections 10 — 20.13, 10 — 22.25 and 34 — 8 of the School Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 122, pars. 10 — 20.13, 10— 22.25 and 34 — 8) are unconstitutional. The court dismissed the complaint on motion of defendant Board of Education of School District No. 109, Lake County, Illinois. Hamer appeals from that order pursuant to Rule 302.

Section 10 — 20.13 provides in part that the school board has the duty “to purchase, at the expense of the district, a sufficient number of textbooks for…