Ruth Fisher Elementary School District v. Buckeye Union High School District

OPINION

GARBARINO, J.

¶ 1 For favorable funding purposes, appellant Buckeye Union High School District (Buckeye) enrolled high school students residing in appellee Ruth Fisher Elementary School District (Fisher) as open enrollment students rather than as tuition students. In an action seeking clarification filed by Fisher, the trial court ruled that Buckeye must enroll Fisher students as tuition students. We hold that the open enrollment tuition policies outlined in Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 15-816.01 (Supp.2001) do not apply to high school students living in a common school…