Hobbs v. Germany

Citations

• 94 Miss. 469
• 49 So. 515

Syllabus

<p>1. Public Schools. Equity. Injunction. Invalid school rule.</p> <p>Equity has jurisdiction to enjoin the trustees and teachers of a public school from enforcing an invalid rule.</p> <p>2. Same. School officers. Code 1906, §§ 4487, 4503. Rules.</p> <p>Code 1906, § 4487, providing that the board of education shall' decide all appeals from decisions of county school* superintendents, and Code 1906, § 4503, providing that in all controversies arising under the school law the opinion of the superintendent shall be first sought and for appeals therefrom to the board of education, do not exempt school authorities, acting beyond the scope of their powers and in violation of law, from interference by the courts.</p> <p>3. Same. Code 1906, §§ 4525, 4623. No control of pupils in their homes.</p> <p>Code 1906, § 4525, empowering trustees of public schools to prescribe and enforce rules for the government of schools and to suspend and expel pupils for misconduct, and Code 1906, § 4623, authorizing teachers to enforce suqh rules and hold pupils to account for disorderly conduct on the school premises and on the way to and from-school, do not authorize the adoption of a rule requiring pupils to remain at home and study their lessons between designated hours in the evening.</p>