Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Charlotte Public School District
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1985No. 71152, (Calendar No. 15)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
Plaintiffs are residents of the defendant Charlotte Public School District. They pay property taxes to the district for school operating purposes. In the 1981-1982 school year, plaintiffs enrolled their daughter Brenda as a full-time sixth grade student in the Charlotte Christian Academy, a private nondenominational school.
Since the academy does not offer a band course, plaintiffs attempted to enroll Brenda in the sixth grade band course offered in defendant’s public schools. Brenda has her own musical instrument and plaintiffs are willing to transport her to and from class. Brenda would…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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