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Puckett v. County Board of School Trustees of White County

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1976No. 75-414Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones

This is an appeal from an order of the County Board of School Trustees of White County ordering that the entire territory of Mills Prairie High School District be attached to the Fairfield High School District. The effect of the order was to close and discontinue the operation of the Mills Prairie High School. Objectors brought an administrative review action and the circuit court .affirmed the Board’s order. Objectors appeal and we reverse.

Section 5 — 32 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 122, §5 — 32) provides that:

“If any school district other than a non-high school district…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Michelson v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Funkhouser v. CoffinIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  3. People Ex Rel. Thompson v. Property Tax Appeal BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. Troxell v. DickIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Wauconda Township High School District No. 118 v. County Board of School TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957

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