OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Olympia School District must restart the process of closing two elementary schools after a court ruling Friday morning.
In December, the school board voted to open a 90-day review period into the decision to close and consolidate McKenney and Madison elementary schools.
Four district parents brought legal action against the district to bring the process to a halt, saying they had been deprived of “citizen involvement” in the school’s decision, and that this scenario had not been previously publicly disclosed by the board or subject to a board-sponsored study regarding the closure.
On Friday, a judge agreed with the parents and ruled
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