Crane v. Stanwood School District

Sarah Crane and her parents appeal the Superior Court's judgment upholding the decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction denying Sarah a release from the Stanwood School District (Stanwood). Stanwood cross-appeals the Superior Court's stay of its judgment pending resolution of Sarah's appeal.

We summarize the findings of fact, proposed by an administrative law judge (ALJ) and accepted by the superintendent. Sarah began attending public school in the *7091982-83 school year when she enrolled in kindergarten. Sarah lives in Stanwood, but she was granted a release to attend neighboring…