Henry v. Tarpley

In respectfully dissenting to the majority view, I am convinced that Act 107 of 1959 does not violate Amendment No. 40 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas.

In the past year it has been necessary for high schools in Pulaski County outside of the Little Rock School District to enroll students whose residences are within the Little Rock District due to that district’s high schools being closed. This influx of additional students has caused these schools to suffer unreasonable financial hardships. Act 107 provides an ingenious method whereby the financial difficulties of these schools may…