Legal Opinion
Waterford School District v. State Board of Education
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1980No. Docket 51344PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, P.J.
Plaintiffs appeal from a decision of the Oakland County Circuit Court granting accelerated judgment to defendants.
This litigation is the result of a reduction in state funding to the Waterford School District. Defendants, pursuant to the school aid formula found in 1979 PA 94, §21(1); MCL 388.1621(1); MSA 15.1919(921)(1), reduced the state aid for education to the school district from the $663.60 per pupil provided in fiscal 1978-79 to $613.01 per pupil for fiscal 1979-80. Plaintiffs allege that this violated both the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution, Const 1963, art 9, §§…
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