State Ex Rel. Jones v. Board of Education

This is an appeal brought by the Ritchie County Board of Education (hereinafter “the Board”) from an order of the Circuit Court of Ritchie County, entered August 29, 1986, which granted a writ of mandamus to prevent the Board from implementing an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan which would have required the consolidation and closing of certain county schools. The lower court concluded that the Board failed to follow the proper statutory procedure for approval of the amendment. We disagree, and we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

In January 1985,…