Calif. Suit Seeks Court Resolution To Tiff Over Charter Facility Funds

With the fate of a popular charter school on the line, a California school district is challenging a voter-approved state ballot initiative that requires districts to provide facilities for charter schools.

The 7,400-student Sequoia Union district argues in a lawsuit that it should not be forced to foot the bill for a new facility for Aurora Charter High School because it did not issue the charter under which the school operates.

In one of the twists that make the case particularly noteworthy, the charter for Aurora High was authorized by the neighboring, 9,200-student...

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