Beaufort County Board of Education v. Beaufort County Board of Commissioners

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant appeals judgment entered by Judge William C. Griffin, Jr. in Superior Court, Beaufort County determining that $10,200,000 was the amount of money needed by plaintiff to maintain a system of free public schools. For the following reasons, we find no error.

I. Background

Plaintiff Beaufort County Board of Education filed a complaint against defendant Beaufort County Board of Commissioners pursuant to N.C. Gen.-Stat. § 115C-431(c), seeking resolution of a dispute regarding the funding of the Beaufort County schools for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. 1 Plaintiff alleges: On 27…