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- Title: Marba C. Thompson v. D. F. Engelking
- Author : Supreme Court Of Idaho
- Release Date : January 01, 1975
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 103 KB
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In this appeal the Court is asked to determine the constitutionality of Idahos present public elementary and secondary school financing system. The trial court determined that the present system, with its heavy reliance on the ad valorem property tax,[Footnote 1] violates Art. 9, Sec. 1, of the Idaho Constitution by failing to provide the requisite "uniform system of public schools." The trial court ordered the defendants to restructure the financing system in such a manner as not to violate the constitutional provision. We reverse the judgment of the trial court. We find that the public school financing system of the State of Idaho does not violate Art. 9, Sec. 1, of the Idaho Constitution, nor does it deny plaintiffs-respondents, and those similarly situated, equal protection of the law. Article 9, Section 1, of the Idaho Constitution states: