State ex rel. Addy v. State Board of Education

Citations

• 108 S.C. 312
• 94 S.C. 110

Syllabus

<p>Schools and School Districts — Textbooks—Adoption and Change— State Board. — Civ. Code 1912, sec. 1708, as amended by Acts 1914, p. 450, empowering the State Board of Education to prescribe and enforce the use of a uniform series of textbooks, provided that it cannot, without permission of legislature, change a textbook within five years from its adoption, making it unlawful for teachers to use any book not prescribed without consent of the board, and provided that not more than 50 per cent, of the exchangeable books used shall be changed at one adoption, does not prevent the board increasing the number of courses and studies, or require the actual teaching for the five years after an adoption of 50 per cent, of the books in the prior adoption, but merely requires the preservation of the value for purpose of exchange, if not taught, of 50 per cent, of the books purchased under the prior adoption.</p>