Cameron Ex Rel. Williamson v. Board of Education

The opinion of the. court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an original action in mandamus brought by fourteen Negro pupils of the school district of the City of Bonner Springs in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and their parents as next friends, to compel the school board, its members as individuals, and the superintendent to permit these pupils to enroll and attend the McDaniel and Southwest Common Grade Schools, which were maintained exclusively for white children prior to the commencement of these proceedings.

The question presented is whether the Board of Education is authorized to…