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The appellants in this case are 21 public school districts. They claim the Legislatures appropriations for public education during fiscal years 2010-2015 were statutorily inadequate. According to the school districts, the MS Legislature did not fully fund the MS Adequate Education Program (MAEP). The Counties sought judicial enforcement of this statue in Hinds County Chancery Court, requesting more than $235 million in State funds. The chancellor found the school districts were not entitled to relief because Section 37-151-6 is not a binding mandate. The chancellor therefore dismissed the school districts’ claim.
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The Mississippi Supreme Court issued a decision on Oct. 19 in the case of 2015-CA-01227-SCT
Clarksdale Municipal School District, Clay County School District, Greene County School District, Greenville Public School District, Hattiesburg Public School District, Humphreys County School District, Jackson Public School District, Leake County School District, Leland School District, North Bolivar Consolidated School District, Okolona Municipal Separate School District, Prentiss County School District, Richton School District, Simpson County School District, Smith County School District, Sunflower County Consolidated School District, Tate County School District, Wayne County School District, West Tallahatchie School District, West Bolivar Consolidated District and Wilkinson County School District v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: 25CH1:14-cv-001217; Ruling Date: 07/14/2015; Ruling Judge: William Singletary; Majority Opinion: King, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellants are taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Beam and Ishee, JJ., Concur. Maxwell, J., Specially Concurs with Separate Written Opinion Joined by Coleman, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ.; Randolph, P.J., Joins in Part. Coleman, J., Concurs in Result Only with Separate Written Opinion Joined In Part by Randolph, P.J., Maxwell and Chamberlin, JJ. Randolph, P.J., Concurs in Part and in Result without Separate Written Opinion. Specially Concurring Opinion: Maxwell, J. Votes: Coleman, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ., Join This Opinion. Randolph, P.J., Joins This Opinion in Part. Concur in Result Only Opinion: Coleman, J. Votes: Randolph, P.J., Maxwell and Chamberlin, JJ., Join This Opinion in Part.
The court’s decision is at this link: https://courts.ms.gov/Images/Opinions/CO124118.pdf.
