A guest post rounds up yesterday's decision . . .
Some Missouri State Capitol Officials Obviously Didn’t Read The Smackdown Court Decision That Kept Gordon Parks Elementary School Winning!
Star: “Sarah Potter, communications coordinator for the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education, said the department is reviewing the possibility of appealing the decision.”
This made jaws drop because the ruling by Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green was so clear, strong and decisive against DESE and the State Board of Education. Again The Star:
“The school sued the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and state Board of Education, arguing that the school was unfairly denied a new charter.
Judge Green agreed, ruling Monday that the state’s decision was “unlawful, unreasonable, arbitrary and involved an abuse of discretion.”
The department of education made the decision to oppose the charter application before it was even submitted, Green wrote, and withheld information from the state Board of Education that could have changed its vote. The state further erred by refusing to allow the University of Central Missouri an opportunity to formally present the school’s case to the board.
“(The department of education) essentially disregarded any information that did not support its premature decision to deny the application prior to its submission,” Green wrote, later adding: “The Board heard a one-sided presentation from (the department) that used wrong, misleading and incomplete data.”
The decision also hinted that the Board of Education may have violated the state’s open meetings law when it met in private to discuss Gordon Parks the day before the unanimous vote against renewing the school’s charter.”
Fortunately the bureaucrats at DESE have an excellent and thoughtful lawyer, Attorney General Chris Koster, who will see the good sense in Letting This One Go. Let the bureaucrats fume and Do the Right Thing by the kids. Read the ruling for yourself:
http://www.savegordonparks.com/docs/20130729-finalruling.pdf
Sensible leaders like Mr. Peanut are saying publicly that it would be a major waste of tax dollars to appeal a sure loser. That money could be better spent helping kids learn and grow.
Gordon Parks is enrolling starting TODAY, Tuesday, June 30, for a new K-2 school year starting Wednesday, August 21. That is just 23 days away, but Gordon Parks helps create miracles every day. Consider what the Save Gordon Parks coalition has accomplished in just one month of offensive ground maneuvers, including www.SaveGordonParks.com and its awesome Gordon Parks video stories.
LINKS:
KCTV: Judge Chastises DESE, Keeps KC Charter School Open
KMBC-TV: Charter School Wins Fight To Stay Open
KSHB-TV: Gordon Parks Elementary Wins Bid To Stay Open, Will Offer Classes In K-2
Fox4 WDAF-TV: Gordon Parks Elementary School Wins Fight To Stay Open
KMBZ Radio: Gordon Parks Elementary to Reopen
AP: Judge Rules KC Charter School Can Stay Open
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Can Gordon Call an Ethics investigation on KCTG?.
ReplyDeletePlease unmask Billy & His yes girl Terry O'toole. Expose the bullies for what they are.
Where is Cathy Quinn
Must keep these nigger schools open, to educate these stinking animals.
ReplyDeleteTed Nugent reads TKC!
ReplyDeleteDumbass government burocrats spending our money like they have a printing press in jeff city. If they appeal and lose the taxpayer foots the bill. Grab your ankles when these burocrats get in lawsuits and lose bigtime for doing the wrong thing. Where is the real punishment for their bad decisions? Fire them!
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