Shaw v. Small

Joseph Arsenault, the relator, a boy about thirteen years old, was excluded from the public schools of Yarmouth by the respondents, school officials of said town. Upon petition therefor an alternative writ of mandamus was issued directing the respondents to reinstate the relator, or show cause for failure to do so. Their return undertaking to show cause was on demurrer held insufficient. The case comes to this court on exceptions.

Joseph Arsenault is a ward of the State. By due court proceedings he was committed to the custody of the State Board of Children’s Guardians. In performance of its…