The Washington Supreme Court has ruled against the Wahkiakum School District, a tiny school system that waged a legal battle to get the state to pay for the costs of basic school construction.
The court ruled that school districts and the state must continue to share the costs of basic school construction. The ruling was released Thursday.
Had the court ruled in the district's favor, it would have meant a dramatic shift to the state's school funding system.
Wahkiakum has struggled to pass construction bonds, and sued the state arguing that school construction costs counted as basic education expenses —expenses that the state is primarily responsible for covering.
In a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that school construction expenses were not the responsibility of the state alone.
