Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — New Suit Filed. [ARTICLE]

New Suit Filed.

Robert Burris vs A. H. Hopkins, members of the Rensselaer public school board and C. R. Dean, superintendent of the Rensselaer citv schools; action on injunction. Plaintiff evers that for a number of years he has been a resident of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, and that defendants named in suit are members of the city school board and school superintendent respectively. That he lives within the city limits and that Lucille, his granddaughter, was born in his home while he was a resident ot Gillam township; that her parents separated two years ago and at that time the father abandoned child and his (the plaintiff’s) daughter leaying them unprovided for and with two children for the wife to support; that after the parents separated that plaintiff and daughter provided a home for plaintiff’s granddaughter in Rensselaer and that the child became a,member of plaintiff’s home in Rensselaer; that father, Samuel Richardson, moved about from place to place and made no attempt whatever to -provide for the family. Plaintiff further states that child-has been a resident of his household since October, 1915, and that he expects to continue to have her do so until -she attains her maojrity; that since girl has resided at his home she attended the city schools and that she attended them from September 1, 1916, until ■a-fewweeks when a- demand was - made by the plaintiff by Superintendent C. R. Dean'for the payment of tuition for (school privilege, which the plaintiff rfffused to pay and the’ child was sent pome" and denied school

privileges by Superintendent Dean. That in -school enumeration in 1916 child was enumerated as a resident of. the city of proper school age and based upon that fact that the county truant officer, C. B. Steward, served notice on plaintiff demanding that the child be sent to school. That plaintiff then again seq£ the child to school and she is still continuing to attend, but the defendants still continue to make demand and are threatening that unless plaintiff complies with demands to deny further school privileges by the court from so doing. Plaintiff says that by so doing they are humiliating the child and retarding her progress in acquiring an education and doing her other harm and injury^^z^rez/s^zre^zi^ Wherefore, plaintiff asks that his complaint be heard nnd that order may be returned by the court whicn will forever enjoin and restrain defendants in any manner from attempt-' ing to prevent child from attending school. 6-1 ■■ ■■■■... n—.■