# State Ex Rel. Day v. Rapides Parish School Board

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · March 2, 1925 · 158 La. 251

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3479657

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE Ex Rel. DAY Et Al. v. RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** March 2, 1925
- **Citations:** 158 La. 251; 103 So. 757; 1925 La. LEXIS 2039
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Paul
- **Judges:** Land, O'Niell, Paul
- **Cited by:** 17 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ST. PAUL, J.
(dissenting). The law is quite clear that on July 1, 1928, all school boards
must
go on a fiscal year basis; and
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it seems equally clear (to my mind) that the discretion, as also the responsibility, for the method in which this change is to be effected, lies with the several school hoards and not with this court.
The defendant school board has not abused that discretion in this instance. Eor the evidence satisfies me that, if continued on the present basis, the
whole
public school system of Rapides parish will inevitably break down on July 1, 1928, unless the law as it now stands be wholly disregarded; and that the school board acted wisely in closing a few schools in order to save the rest. Certainly the school' bpard might have 'adopted the Micawber-like policy now forced 'upon it by this court, in the hope that “something may turn up” by way of new legislation or what not; hut the wisdom of such a policy is doubtful, and personally I would not assume
the
responsibility of adopting that course even if the authority were mine.
I therefore dissent.

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