OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Western Heights Faculty District introduced throughout Thursday morning’s State Board of Schooling assembly a lawsuit in opposition to the Oklahoma State Division of Schooling, State Superintendent Pleasure Hofmeister and the State Board of Schooling.
“The explanation for being within the seat the place you’re as we speak just isn’t due to one occasion lately. It is the compilation of many issues,” Hofmeister stated in the course of the assembly.
“Nicely, we are able to comply with disagree on that, Superintendent,” stated Jerry Colclazier, Western Heights’ legal professional.
“We allege very critical violations of the Oklahoma Assembly Act. We allege violations of the executive procedures act and ask for a number of declaratory judgments from the district court docket,” Colclazier stated.
In response to the lawsuit, Hofmeister tells KFOR, “This try and deflect duty is a poor substitute for rebuilding belief locally and successfully serving college students.”
In early April, the State Board positioned Western Heights on probation, citing an inventory of issues.
One in every of them was falling enrollment of scholars and employees.
Western Heights was given 90 days to take corrective motion or danger shedding accreditation.
The district was requested to be at that assembly however nobody confirmed.
“We did ask so that you can come to the assembly and also you all declined that invitation. So, let’s not act like we have now not been making an attempt to talk to you,” stated Carlisha Bradley, State Board of Schooling Congressional District 1.
“That was an unfair listening to from day one and we absolutely anticipated a decide will rule it so,” Colclazier stated.
The varsity’s legal professional stated he had a purpose for not letting the district attend.
“We weren’t offered one single doc apart from a letter that was despatched alleging some basic considerations. Then, on the day of the assembly, April ninth, after the assembly, you launch 112 paperwork, over 1,200 pages, none of which refers to Western Heights,” Colclazier stated. “I didn’t let my shopper come to an ambush on April ninth.”
KFOR contacted each the college district and its legal professional for remark however have but to listen to again.
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