Alford v. Board of Education of Campbell Ct'y.

Opinion of the Court by

Yan Sant, Commissioner

Reversing.

Appellants, citizens and parents of children resident in the Melbourne School District of Campbell County, instituted the action, seeking a mandatory injunction to compel appellees (who constitute the Board of Education of Campbell County) to permit the children of the Melbourne School District to attend, the grade school at Alexandria, or to re-establish the grade school at Melbourne.

The' decision of the Board to close the- Melbourne school was made at its meeting of April 24, 1943. The reason assigned for this action was to effect a…