Newman v. County Board of School Trustees

The plaintiffs petitioned the County Board of School Trustees of Vermilion County for detachment of a portion of the district in which they reside from Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District No. 61 and for ultimate annexation to School District No. 8 (hereinafter referred to as Rankin School District No. 8). After hearing, the County Board of School Trustees denied the petition. Upon administrative review, the circuit court reversed on the basis of the County Board of School Trustees’ decision being contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. We affirm.

The tract of land which would…