Sosebee v. Franklin County School Board

PRESENT: All the Justices KIRK SOSEBEE, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 190620 CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS JUNE 11, 2020 FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Clyde H. Perdue, Jr., Judge In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of Franklin County (the “circuit court”) erred when it denied a request for declaratory and injunctive relief to bar enforcement of the local school board’s policy requiring parents to provide a birth certificate and proof of residence in the county for any child who is homeschooled. I. Facts and Proceedings A. The…