And you'll see, Dennis is on the Circuit Court, not the VA Supreme Court.
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/supreme.html (thought the url might drive this home)
for those who traveled the world over, and went to different elementary schools, good for you. If you were in a congested suburban/urban area, and had to be bussed for over 30-45 min. as an elementary kid, I'd love to hear from you. Country kids? ok - I get that - it comes with the territory.
Saying the VA supreme court upheld the decision, when they didn't even hear the case, is misleading. They refused to hear the case. Some say semantics, but there is a difference. They didn't hear the case.
Concerned Parents Wrote:
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> clarification Wrote:
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> > Just to clarify - they didn't uphold the school
> > board. They just refused to hear the case.
> > There's a difference - but FCPS and some of the
> > press ignored that distinction. The VA Supreme
> > court is understaffed (long story) and can't
> hear
> > so many cases.
> >
> > There is another lawsuit outstanding. Go to
> > redapplemom's blog to get more info.
> >
>
> > Concerned Parents Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > The supreme court of VA upheld the school
> > board.
> > > Does anyone think that this will go to the
> > Supreme
> > > Court of the United States?
>
> That's not what this article on WTOP says:
>
>
> Va. Supreme Court upholds decision to close
> Clifton Elementary
> Saturday - 6/4/2011, 9:48am ET
>
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2409615
>
> CLIFTON, Va. - The Supreme Court of Virginia has
> upheld the decision by the Fairfax County School
> Board to close Clifton Elementary School.
>
> The school board voted to close the school in
> July. The board cited multiple reasons for the
> closure, including renovation costs, declining
> enrollment, safety issues and the poor quality of
> well water used in the building.
>
> A group of parents sued the school board last
> August, seeking to overturn the decision.
>
> Dennis J. Smith, the Chief Judge of the Circuit
> Court, ruled in favor of the School Board in
> December.
>
> The court has ruled that there was no reversible
> error in the decision