Wilson County Board of Education v. Wilson County Board of Commissioners

CLARK, Judge.

At the outset we think it pertinent to point out that we find no clear present statutory authority or court decisions supporting the position of either of the parties. We find it necessary, in order to reach a conclusion with respect to the merits of the case, to consider the legislative history of the pertinent statutes and the decisions of the court interpreting those statutes.

Article IX, § 2, of the Constitution of North Carolina requires that “[t]he General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools which shall be…