San Lorenzo Valley Community Advocates for Responsible Education v. San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District

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139 Cal. App. 4th 1356·2006 Cal. App. LEXIS 801·2006 Daily Journal DAR 6509·44 Cal. Rptr. 3d 128·2006 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4495

Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 26, 2006H028147California23,254 words

Opinion

McADAMS, J.

This action arises out of a decision by the defendant school district to close two elementary schools in the San Lorenzo Valley area of Santa Cruz County. Plaintiff seeks to overturn the closure decision, alleging that it violates various state laws, including the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.), the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.), the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 54950), provisions of the Education Code, and school bond financing laws. The trial court rejected all of the plaintiff’s contentions. We shall affirm.

BACKGROUND

This suit was brought by plaintiff and appellant San Lorenzo Valley Community Advocates for Responsible Education, an unincorporated association (SLV CARE). SLV CARE challenges a school closure decision made by defendant and respondent San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (the District). At issue is the District’s April 2003 decision to close two of its elementary schools and to transfer students from those schools to the District’s other two elementary school campuses. Plaintiff SLV CARE challenges that decision on various legal grounds.

Factual Summary

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Parties

SAN LORENZO VALLEY COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE EDUCATION
Plaintiff
SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Defendant

Judges

McADAMS

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