Philippi v. State Board of Education

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Gilliam county modifying an order of the State Board of Education fixing the boundaries of the proposed Mid-Columbia Area Education District.

A petition requesting the formation of an area education district comprising Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, and a portion of Wheeler county, was presented to the board pursuant to ORS 341.710. ① The board found that the petition complied with the applicable statutes and set a date for a public hearing. The hearing was held at The Dalles on August 27,1963, and thereafter two additional hearings…