http://www.startribune.com/332/story/1207540.html
A charter school that failed to receive its renewal and closed last year has sued its former sponsor, the Northfield School District, and the Minnesota Department of Education in an attempt to reopen. The Village School of Northfield has asked the state Court of Appeals to force the school district to reconsider its decision. The case rests on whether the board had to record its reasons for not renewing in its minutes from the May 30 meeting when it voted 5-2 not to renew. Without those reasons, school attorneys argue then that decision is arbitrary. Educators are watching the case closely. "If the case goes in favor of the Village School, many sponsors who might think about sponsoring charter schools may decide not to," said Charlie Kyte of the MN Assoc. of School Administrators. If the school district and Dept. of Ed. prevail, sponsors will be able to pull out of contracts with charters capriciously, argues school attorney John Cairns.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 05/28/2007
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