State Ex Rel. Nation Building Technical Academy v. Ohio Department of Education

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment denying a writ of mandamus to compel the State Department of Education to hear a community school’s appeal from its sponsor’s decision to terminate sponsorship of the school. Because the Department of Education has no duty to provide the requested relief, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Case Background

{¶ 2} Appellant, Nation Building Technical Academy (“academy”), is a public, nonprofit corporation. In March 2004, Lucas County Educational Service Center (“Lucas County ESC”), a state-approved, community-school sponsor, contracted to…