State ex rel. Saint Louis Charter School v. State Board of Education

GARY D. WITT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Board of Education against the St. Louis Charter School. We conclude that the trial court erroneously declared and applied the law when it granted summary judgment to the State. Implicit in its grant is an interpretation of section 160.415.51 that is erroneous.

*439We reverse the judgment and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY2

The St. Louis Charter School (“Charter”) is a charter school created pursuant to the Charter…