Board of Education v. Somerset Advocates for Education

Appellant, the Board of Education of Somerset County (the Local Board), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court, reversing the decision of the Maryland State Board of Education (the MSBE) and remanding the case to the Local Board with directions to vacate its previous decision denying the application for a charter school submitted by appellee, Somerset Advocates for Education (SAFE). Appellant presents three questions 1 to this Court, which we have consolidated and rephrased as follows:

I. Was the MSBE’s review of the Local Board’s decision arbitrary and capricious because it failed to…