Board of Education v. Dick

Citations

• 70 Kan. 434
• 78 P. 812
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 63

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Schools — High School. A high-school grade of a city system of schools is a part of the common-school system.</p> <p>2. -:- “Common Schools” Defined. The term “common schools,” as used is section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, means free common schools.</p> <p>3. -High Schools in Cities of the Second Class — Tuition Unlawful. That part of section 1 of chapter 224, Laws of 1889 (Gen. Stat. 1901, § 6305), which authorizes cities of the second class to maintain high schools in whole or in part by collecting a tuition fee for each pupil, violates section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, and is therefore void.</p>