McClerkin
McClerkin v. San Mateo School District
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shenk, J.
The plaintiff, a minor, resides in Baywood in San Majeo County. Baywood is within the territorial confines of San Mateo School District, which is an elementary school district. During the four years prior to the commencement of the action, the plaintiff attended the elementary school in Hillsborough School District, also in San Mateo County. *364 About twenty other children who reside in Baywood in San Mateo School District attended the elementary school in Hills-borough School District prior to the commencement of the action. The attendance of such children at the latter school was with the consent of the trustees of Hillsborough School District, but without the consent of the trustees of San Mateo School District. In January, 1934, the trustees of San Mateo School District withheld their consent to the attendance at the Hillsborough school of the children residing in Baywood, and contended that the attendance of the children at the Hillsborough school without their consent should not deprive the San Mateo School District of its apportionment of moneys from the state school fund based upon the school attendance of such children. This action was brought by the plaintiff on behalf…