Pauley v. Bailey

McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This action is before this Court upon the petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. The petitioners are Janet Pauley, parent of children attending Lincoln County schools, Janet Pauley’s children, and all others similarly situated. The respondents are various agencies and officials of the State of West Virginia and Lincoln County that are concerned with the system of education in this State and the financing of that system.

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In 1975, a class action was filed in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County by the parents of five children attending…