Patterson Joint Unified School District v. State Board of Education

This litigation tests the legality of two alleged joint unified school districts on the west side of Stanislaus and Merced Counties. As of March 9, 1965, the date of the first election hereinafter referred to, the school districts involved, starting at the north, were as follows:

In Stanislaus County:

1) Patterson Joint Unified School District, including as components the former Patterson School District and Harney School District (located in Santa Clara County);

2) Orestimba Union High School District of which the component parts were Newman Elementary School District and Bonita Elementary…