Frazier v. Superintendent of Public Instruction

This case arises from a denial by the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) of a requested transfer from a resident to a nonresident school district. A single issue is presented: Did the SPI err in finding insufficient the safety, education, and health conditions submitted as the basis for the transfer?

We hold that detrimental conditions offered as grounds for a student transfer request must actually exist and must be likely to be significantly alleviated by a transfer. Finding no error in the SPI's conclusion that these requisites were not met, we reverse the trial court and reinstate…