CPS, charter schools ask to pause hearing after charter applications expected to be resubmitted in March
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Both parties in a lawsuit over charter school applications in Boone County asked a judge on Friday to vacate a hearing next week after Saint Louis University rescinded its application for Frontier Schools.
Columbia Public Schools filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the establishment of charter schools in Boone County is unconstitutional.
It focuses on one of two groups that want to create a Boone County charter school -- Frontier. The Columbia Board of Education has written to the state board opposing Frontier, previous reporting shows.
Senate Bill 727 was passed in May 2024 and says charter schools may be operated only in counties "between 150,000 and 200,000 inhabitants."
Friday’s motion says Saint Louis University and Frontier Schools plans to resubmit their application by the end of March. Saint Louis University withdrew its application after receiving guidance from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, court documents say.
The state had filed a motion to dismiss last week. An amended notice of hearing was filed on Friday for the Missouri Charter Public School Association’s motion to intervene on 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23.
