Rulison v. Post

Citations

• 79 Ill. 567

Syllabus

<p>1. Public schools—power of directors as to prescribing branches of study. Under the School Law of 1865, the school directors have power to compel the teaching of other and higher branches than enumerated in the law, to those who are willing to receive instruction therein; but it is purely optional with parents and guardians whether the children under their charge shall study such branches.</p> <p>2. It is the duty of the directors to provide the necessary schools to accommodate all children of the district, of proper age, to employ teachers, and to perform all other duties necessary to carry out the object of affording to all the children an opportunity to acquire, free of charge, a knowledge of the branches of study enumerated in the law; and the children can not be deprived of the benefit of such instruction because their parents do not choose to permit them to study higher branches not enumerated in the law, although not prohibited by it.</p> <p>8. School directors—rules and regulations adopted must be reasonable., and calculated to promote the object of the law. In performance of their duties, school directors may prescribe proper rules and regulations for the government of the schools; they may classify scholars, regulate their studies and deportment, the hours to be taught, besides the performance of other duties necessary to the success and well-being of the schools. But all such rules and' regulations must be reasonable and calculated to promote the object of the law—the conferring upon all, free of charge, such an education as they are by the law entitled to receive.</p> <p>4. The law having conferred upon each child the right to be taught the branches enumerated therein, any rule or regulation which, by its enforcement, would tend to hinder or deprive the child of this right can not be sustained.</p> <p>5. Same—suspending and expelling scholars. The school directors have no power to expel a scholar for any reason except disobedient, refractory or incorr