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JOHNSTON v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, SCH. DIST. # 1

No. 5817.

661 P.2d 1045 (1983)

Matthew JOHNSTON and Lorraine Johnston, Dan Scott and Jeanne Scott, Richard M. Davis, Jr. and Susan E. Davis, Dan J. Daniels and Jan Daniels, James E. McLaughlin and Bette McLaughlin, and Jerry Meyer, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1 WEST, SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING; Lynn Simons, Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Wyoming; the State Board of Education for the State of Wyoming, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Myers, III of Burgess & Davis, Sheridan, signed the brief and appeared in oral argument on behalf of appellants.

Rex O. Arney of Redle, Yonkee & Arney, Sheridan, signed the brief on behalf of appellee Sheridan County School Dist. No. 1. A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen. and Edgar Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., signed the brief on behalf of appellees Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Bd. of Educ. Young appeared in oral argument.

Before ROONEY, C.J., and RAPER, THOMAS, ROSE and BROWN, JJ.

RAPER, Justice.

What is a school-year day? That is the principal, if not the only, question in this appeal. The trial judge held that the appellee Board of Trustees, School District No. 1 West, Sheridan County (District Board) was authorized by § 21-4-301, W.S. 19771 to adopt a four-day school week resulting in a 144 calendar day school year. By the same order, appellee Lynn Simons, Superintendent...

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