Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the judgment of the Court of Appeals reversing the trial court and dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint that the statutory scheme for funding the kindergarten-through-12th grade public school system violates the education clause and equal protection provisions of the Tennessee Constitution.

The constitutional mandate that the General Assembly shall provide for a system of free public schools guarantees to all children of school age in the state the opportunity to obtain an education. The provisions of the constitution guaranteeing equal protection…