Brunett v. West Virginia Professional Charter School Board
The West Virginia Supreme Court halted pending appeal a trial court’s injunction against a 2021 law authorizing a state board to approve charter schools without local voter consent. The trial court found the law violated a clause providing “no independent free school” organization “shall be created, except with the consent of the school district or districts out of which the same is to be created, expressed by a majority of voters.”
Related Commentary
State Courts Interpret the Meaning of Public Education
The Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision striking down the state’s charter school law comes amid a broader wave of cases examining how state constitutions define the boundaries of school choice.