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HOOTCH v. ALASKA STATE-OPERATED SCHOOL SYSTEM
Supreme Court of Alaska (1975) | 536 P.2d 793
TL;DR: Native Alaskan students from remote villages sued the state for failing to provide local high schools. The Alaska Supreme Court held that the state constitution's guarantee of 'public schools open to all' prohibits racial segregation but does not create a right to a school in one's home community.
Legal Significance: The case establishes that a state constitutional right to education does not inherently include a right to a local school. It grants legislatures broad discretion in determining the location and method of educational delivery, emphasizing judicial deference to legislative policy decisions on complex issues like school feasibility.