Legal Opinion
Hedrick Community School District v. Southern Prairie Area Education Agency 15
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 21, 1988No. 87-1296PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
The dispute in this case involves the approval of a school district reorganization petition by the defendant, the Southern Prairie Area Education Agency. The plaintiff, the Hedrick Community School District, contends that the agency failed to substantially comply with the statutory requirements for such approval and that the petition, therefore, should not be submitted to the voters. The district court disagreed, and we affirm its decision.
I. Facts and Background Proceedings.
School district reorganization is regulated by Iowa Code chapter 275. The declared policy of the…
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