Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Assi8t8nt Honorebls T. II.T?lmble, Fiffrot Std. Supaciate~4ent a? Pub110 Iwtruotlon Atutln, To%80 D8ar Sirr Ve hnr whloh uo quok in olrouutanoor luntlono8 lb5v*, trusuoa8 or hbl8 sohoa &la- YIogrow to U(IOthe rohool build- U8Od by the Uhit8 8tubbIAt8,rOr brOiein$ t-h@%%' 8tUdO<#?' I. . . .* YOU have fUirthmr btiOZ'MdiU8 th8t th0 aWh%AO 8kOp8 8r8 if'l 8 bUilah&# 8OpW8te irarr: O&t nob 8 p8Ph Of the TO&Or high a8hMl bullUla~, 8nd th8t th4 @-@Bar period whleh 18 $0 bC U8d tOX th0 8X8iai~ Of nOgO 8tUbflt# Will no8 k 8t 8 tin WhSa the hl@b 8OhOel bedlalag 18 bein& U806 for the tO8Ohillff Of white PUPi18. Your qusstl0a involve8 * oonrtruotlon or oortaln OS our Con~tltutloan~l mb etdutory prW181OW. ~r6tlon 7 or nrtlole VII, GoamtlWbblonof %X88, and Art1010 9900, Rati8ed Clrll f?t8tak8 of 192!4,praide re8paotlnly 88 followr '8.0. 7; SpaT8t6 8OhO018 8h8ll k prodded ter the whit8 8ad eolond ohlldron, rad inprrtl81 pWJV18%On 8h8i2 k BOdh to? wth.- “Art. mm. (28974) f3#wr8b* 8OhOOl8 =fil 8V811abb pilblio SOhO fWb&8 Of Oh18 St8tO 8h8%1 ti l F Op l+ldWt 1 9 lOQhO@ OQtyfl3T th. lbuntiOQ 8x it0 0i *itO 8l44 oolozwl ohlldnn, 8d iamFti81 ~Fori8bBR8 8hal.rbC M48 i0F bOth m-89 SO Shit0 &ildscla 8h811 a t%08 la6h ti@ supported SOT oelorod .Uldzw% nor 8hal.loolon~ ahlldroa daoad 8ahoo18 ruppor~o4lror white oiilfd- MR. The toru *oolomd ~m'm4 'oelomd ehll& TM’, 88 U8d in 8hh t&81*, iS~lUd0 8u pMS0U 0t 31X& blood &.8OMk&4 flW3 ROgfo 8l&OW817.* TQtrr~W8t~~ P8W888rilJ n-1-8 itMlf intO l detexalnctloo of what 18 noant b the tara "SqMr8t@ 8ehOOl8". fa o$hor roda, if %t 18 38wit t l ,a* 8098XWte bulldlag8 8h8n tn r1.l aVWlt8 k PFOtidod iCn, b&R Jo?U qWC8ti63 3Mt k 8-d i&t th0 MdjltiVO) tOX iia th@ t8Ot ~itMti6ll 88 Wb- lirua'lrtJO&U lattrr, twgre stuhat8 wald k tnlaed ln the )pil&tiagU8ti by rhiti 8tUden88. ~OW~VW, it lWp8MtO bpild- insp, 88 800hh 18 Rot 3Mn$, thdr l diff8TWt lW8t&t d&t ?@8SMl8bly bC l?88Oh8&. A nl?dOX Of Other 8kte8 h8W proti8i6Sl8 SiWilW tathon Of thlm mate. T&r OOlut%tUti008~itf 0i thM0 pro- rimion ha;9 bean 898fi8itie& 8~3 loQ$ a8 the 800~8t&a8 l& t8dlltl88 $WWlbd 8F-8 8Ub8tWtf8tiJ t&i8 Iuy iOr 8OOh X808. u. 0. J. 606; 14 C. J. ?L 1272. Wo bon aed* 8D ox- h8Umthe lbe8rOh Sf the lUtkOrlt%88 6f thf8 irt8w 8Id OtbrP8, tit we h8ve found 60 #me 00 the pmoloe point latel~~~ 1~ t&i8 OpiRiOR. T h e nto r cwa,, mua rb eso x$ o 0 lnrloyw 8uthor- it&O8 ana eonatruo ssotlwa 7 er Axtlele VII end Art1010 WOO in the light OS cn0h 8uth0rlti8er wblo T. JI.TL'imbl*,Fir&D A~tmt~$, 38m 3 “School” 1s derinod by IFebder'8 Sew IAtOXMtiOA81 ~$O810~8ty of the E~glllrhLo~&Ugo, Umbrldgod (P,eooAd EdltloA, 19331, 88 follaws! -1. ~a 1nstltUtlOA for teaahlng.ohFldrrP. . . HoAOOI, 8 The body Of a9118 8ttOAdiAd A SOhOOl. b A 8e881on of OR h3t P tutfon or in8truOtioti.. . 0 KAtl. A @l’OUp Of 0108808I llDO, 8 iOX3. d A buildlu; or rosa glron war tie irmtruotlon'~ * eohaolhouse. . . . I. . . ‘I. The preoe88 of belag Ilutruotod or edu- arti04in laatltutione fm to8o)rlng the youngb . .* ThA ~OiiOW%A(ldOfiAitfC?A,AAOAd otherr, 18 t$iVOU by the eW 8UthoSit$’ iOr the 8djOOtftO “bOP8T8to”,; “1. 8 hO-OtOd; ii& U&%%t.dOX uffO6ht.d; &18%iAOt;. . . . '2. Being 898rt h?s Another or AtbOT8$ *it&- drrra rmk mole1 tAteroew80: rsllt8ry; reoludedg 88 pporato OOnfinOmAt. e. . . .* WO SO. that th0 WOX6 'EOhMl* my B308A 0 hitldiA&, iBt’ lt38f-8A 8COkOtbiA$ ACU-0 fUAdAQOAt8 ) th8: 18, tb. vrooem of bolng fnet~ated or 8dtmatOd t . WO 8N lnoli~d )ulooopt t8e 18tkr r8tia45 80 the OAO intendAd by 6ho frOAAr8 At t.kiO COAOtltUtiAA whoa thOf PWSAldJltOd !i%AtiOA7 at Ao%lolo YII. 'gto8PO rtroA@uAed la AAr rlew bl tha rouorln(r dOflAitiOA8 Or th. WWd “LOhMIR whirnhlp p 8X 1P qO?d8 la d Phr88ee, Foraa~~n% Edltlbn, YO~WEU 38, p8@$e8305,)06r l1Eahaolt 18 a grawlo toma. eAd dOAUk 8A iA8titUtlOAfor 1netlWitlOAor ldue8tlon. hnorlo8a #38y1UE of De& 8Ed Duob t. !'holrAiX mk, k COAA. 172, 177. 10 a. uoo. 112.* -'A *ocrbeol*18 cm inetitution oi ~o~x%%AI$br lar 8 aolLem or bualtorrlty, e ~1800 0r aiarrry Yl0A0r8bLo t. It.TPirble, tlret A8#1&8a%, Page 4 ln*truotlon, an& nOr8lly reter8 to OVA or goblie lohoOl8 IIPAtrlAOd 8t ohs OqOh8. Of the pub110 8Ad 18 8 ( teller t ie O?Ui,8Ad dOA0t.SlP i 1 x1 . 8tltdOA for iAOtSU#tiO ldue8tlon, A~OP 8lLd i8 not Cie88utmd b tho WllS of 8 bslldlng. ct8t. t. Eolaber, 121 R. W. 1060, 1061. lb5 ri8. 243.. k quota tho rollowlng rwor9t tram tho oo8e of IWamlde v. t%Oh b O (lObUlt$, lt 81., 261 l‘fbO WW’d8 'hlah WbOOl'. M l088 it 01 08r lT 8ppOOx8 by the OOAbh they hive eako other w8-i- &t -the e88e of Stats es x-01. Bl80k v. Booxfl of Dlr~tO~8.~f Sahwl Dl8t. HO. 16, &ntipaDrY CoUnty,U2 P. 1. 545 (X922), the %19rrrq Court of Arkurur h8d ktore t;$& @tat&8 8Imilrr in vwl$&#o to tho oao under oo~l~orr . w0 pUOk th0 rOuOWiA4J rmt ah0 0piAl0A ab th0 OOUX$I *f&O -Or .Ad SAtOAt Of the 8t8tUt. A.8 t0 pXO7ORt 8-181 lqU8l.ltyOT lAt.nfA&ln(r Of $hO tilt. 8Ad AtlriO8A r80.8, thwaby mtAt8iA.niA.# h-y 8Ad pe8Oe In th8 8OhO018. . . ." We believe th8t the ptwpen ai our Donstttutloml on& 8t8tutory bhe 8010 88 thrt lrpruw prorfeim8 ir 8b0v0. ti other vmrd8, le land OA tho or(jmiutiOA or pro0088 Ot 8dUOOtiaA 18 bl f8Ot kept lRtitiy 8ml-t 8Ad 8o9W8to 8Ad r sr k co efOh etwo moo8 8xwlth8r8wa e f x olm A.18llatero.Ure8, t& PXOhibitiOA Of seOti0A 7 Of kXti.1. 111 8Ad ktiOl0 2900 i8 AQt tlolrtod. COrtlriPly, OAT tJ0A8tltUtiOA muld inhibit the teoohlng OS Whit0 8tUdOAt8 and m&r0 8tUdORt8 in the 8UO bplldlng or 01888r00m8t th8 8~08 tim. &OWver, thi8 9to- hibltlaa ia AOt liasit6dto tho t88OhiAg et AtUdOAt8 fA th0 mm ol888roar or hlldhng; it would pxohlblt thr tO8O&fll~ at the 88~0 oi 8tUdOILt8 at tith noe8 tfmo in.618M08 held outelde the bulldiA&. The prohSbltlon 8ppliw to tho phy81- 081 8efgIWg8tiOA of *Bo whlto and oelorod 'BtdoAt8. xa our 18ttoF you 8t8%8 that A0 Milt0 penoao rruld bw in the bul3dilggwhllo the noya 8tudentr vaz8 belirdtrolnod. @aor8bl8 f. 16. Trlablm, .fb=StA8d8tU\t, p8458 6 Whit@ 8tUdOAt8 8r8 bOiKigtaught OA& WkR t&r8 $8 AA intO&!- 8iBgiiIigOr fdMbOr8 Or th0 tW r8aOP i8 AOt OAO 8Ab th8 08~0 thing, bUt, to OIV AlAdm, tw.us8thlng entiro1Jrdlfferant. TbO 18ttOT Il~tiI~tiOR -8 UOt bbtOW the %mh c8~mA8 ?UpIWM C’JUl%, IiOr W88 it p88Md UpOn by the CQUrt. A aanalu8ion other than the one whloh wO harO rO8ObOd woula A80888lt8tO the ooasider8tlon 0r 8nothar &rat0 8ti aerl- OU8 QU88tdOB. The Abilane fndep8adant 21ehoolDietriot r+id8nt- u do.8 AOt 8ffOl’6 PPsohiAO ShOpi t0 it8 A.50 8tUd8At8 :A t&b8 8OhOOi bUiidiZhs8 tOT 8Ueh 8tUC%Rt8g Oth8rUhO tka qUb8tiOB MUX not b81O bcrOA88k8d. TO hoI& th8t no&x% 8tUdont8 owl4 not urn the errchinol&hop8 in the emnor 88 wiha in paw l.ttermight 8AOUAt to 8 di8aTb&i8thI OOAd8m886 b EB. -itad IRtdb88 sUjW8E%O Court iA Etd8 Of xi1480Uri 8t th8 R8 8tiOIi Of Lloyd Q8i~08 t. P. W. C8~48, 305 0. ,L?. 337, 83 L. %I. 206. IB th8t O88O J?OtitlOAOr,8 rU&WO, W88 rOfU8Od 8dAi88l0A t0 th0 !8hOOi Or LOW Or ha88Oi~i &IivWitf. % thb~~ h8tftUtbd 801 &uItf~twA8AdAW8 to Oop~rl tbO OUZ8tOl’8 Or tbhr UAiVWOit to tie st8f8 Or a88OtUs WhtIiM~ IlO 18~ 8OhOO for AOW 8tUti.llt8, bat it #II PrWittdl by atShUt that the 8t8t8 VW14 $81 tbO tUitiOA r808 rOT bh8 lttM 4 8AOO Or 8ueh 8tUb B tl bt 8 UAiVbr8ity Or 8A 844808At 8trtb t0 t8ke Q8OPtM Or 8b&y offOnd 8t B;ic@oWi UAfV8r8itr but BOt QtrOrrdnLfA8OlA uB&VOF- 8itl, thS AWO UAhP8itJ in xb80ofi~ 7:. qUOf0 th0 fO&lOW big in the opinioa at the Court, speaking through XT. Chief Jwtleo Fhigho~c . . . . *The eqwl protoatiOn of the law8 i8 ‘8 pledgo f9rme ptatwt1w 0r oqwl low'. flak WQ v. 8OpkiR8, 118 V. ". 336, 369, 30 L. 04. 220, 226, 6 6. Ct. 1064. . . ." YOU 6tOtO in JoilX 1Ott.l’ Of S8qUOrt tbat them WORM be no white people in Wbe build- ulhilo the aam muMat are &elms trained, bat wmt “then wcwld nstrlrall~ be an lahrrl &MlBd Me 0Y of t&e WOSkkf~~p*rloUm. lmtudn&ll.aa %a merely inaldmitalto the ahan in nurts 8~6 f&en 18 no sooialLntorooum ktnoo *auronta or tbo tuo nau wo aa not bo1lu* CBat the kras QT *piFit02 t&o a00~tit~ti0~ rould be rloletod. wo do mot belie~o tbea this wmld bm intumltt$lliy, but woul4 k on the mm* lor.1 a m wh iti g m o p lo p o UhI& R Op o U un th e ltr o et*. taia oplatfon pun8 aal&&pe~ the fmo8 lltamtLm wiwll fM &I 8Ye p r uM b o e,M la lrpnral~llBitoa e roo0l-b lal8lY.