West Virginia Supreme Court· 2/20/1979

Pauley v. Kelly

Citations

255 S.E.2d 859
162 W. Va. 672
1979 W. Va. LEXIS 349

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stating that “we may interpret our own Constitution to require higher standards of protection than afforded by comparable federal constitutional standards.”
explaining that “our thorough and efficient constitutional mandate requires something more than a mere equality of educational funding to the counties.”
ruling that education is a \fundamental constitutional right\
ruling that education is a \fundamental constitutional right\
ruling that education is a “fundamental constitutional right”
stating that “great weight will be given to legislatively established standards, because the people have reposed in that department of government ‘plenary if not absolute’ authority and responsibility for the school system”

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Judges: Harshbarger, Neely

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