Politics & Government
Turner v. Clayton Trial Over School Transfers Begins Monday
The case involving the School District of Clayton is reportedly expected to last three days and could ultimately affect other districts such as Parkway. Are you interested? If so, tell us why in the Patch poll in this article.
The school-transfers case formerly known as Turner v. Clayton is scheduled to go to trial beginning Monday afternoon in .
Judge David Lee Vincent III will begin hearing Gina Breitenfeld v. School District of Clayton in Division 9 starting at 1:30 p.m., the website of the states. The trial is expected to run through Wednesday, though more proceedings could follow.
At the heart of the case is whether suburban St. Louis County school districts such as the School District of Clayton should be required to enroll students who request transfers from unaccredited St. Louis city schools. Officials representing Clayton schools argue that such a requirement would represent an unfunded mandate.
On Feb. 7, Vincent consolidated Turner-related cases under the umbrella of the Breitenfeld case, the website Missouri Case.net states.
Breitenfeld, a St. Louis Public Schools parent who has children enrolled in Clayton schools, is the remaining plaintiff in the case. Two other plaintiffs, Jane Turner and William Drendel,.
officials have previously told Patch . Parkway officials have also said the district has some ability to accept more students, if needed.
More about Turner v. Clayton on Patch:
Find out what's happening in Town And Country-Manchesterwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Town And Country-Manchesterwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.