State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Marion County Board of Education

In November of 1955 the Marion County School Board adopted the resolution under attack here. It is first recited therein that “there has arisen a serious problem concerning the marriage of high school students in the various Mg]i schools” of the county, and that the Board “is of the opinion that the said practice is detrimental to the progress and general well being of the operation of the schools”. Then it was.resolved that any student who marries during the school term shall be automatically “expelled * * * for the remainder of the current term”. If the marriage takes place during vacation…