Legal Opinion
In re the Board of Education of Upper Freehold Regional School District
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 10, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The sole issue in this case is whether the Commissioner and State Board of Education, pursuant to the constitutional and statutory obligation to provide a thorough and efficient education, can direct a local school district to issue bonds for a capital project for a public school, after the voters of the district have rejected referenda to finance the project. We conclude that the Commissioner and the State Board have the power to direct the issuance of bonds and that their order is legal authority to constitute the bonds as valid and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Robinson v. CahillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Robinson v. CahillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Booker v. Board of Education of City of PlainfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Bd. of Educ. of Township of E. Brunswick v. Tp. Council, E. BrunswickSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- Jenkins v. Tp. of Morris School Dist. and Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Abbott v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Contini v. Bd. of Educ. of NewarkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1995
- Lonegan v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
- Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America v. WeismanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Board of Education v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2009
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