Legal Opinion
Blue Springs R-IV School District v. School District of Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 10, 2013No. SC 92932PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
Taxpayers in five school districts sued the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) and the State of Missouri alleging they are accredited school districts that are required by section 167.1311 to accept transfer of students who reside in the unaccredited Kansas City school district. They assert this requirement violates the Hancock Amendment to the Missouri Constitution, Mo. Const., art. X, §§ 16, 21, because it mandates that the school districts perform a new or increased level of activity in educating the transfer students.
The trial court agreed that section 167.131…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- State v. BiddleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Turner v. School District of ClaytonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
- Fort Zumwalt School District v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- Ross v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
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3Cited by3 opinions
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