Lee's Summit R-7 School District Wins Countersuit Against Missouri Attorney General's Office – Lee's Summit Tribune
May 30, 2023 By Katy Bergen.Executive Director of Public Relations for LSR7 The Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri affirmed the broad powers...
May 30, 2023 By Katy Bergen.Executive Director of Public Relations for LSR7 The Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri affirmed the broad powers of Missouri school boards to control and govern district operations in a court ruling issued Friday. The court's order determined that the state Attorney General's office had no lawful authority to interfere with the policy or governance decisions of locally elected officials. The ruling by Jackson County Judge Marco Roldan was issued in response to a Lee's Summit R-7 School District counterclaim asking the courts to confirm that former state Attorney General Eric Schmitt had no legal power to direct public schools to cease their COVID-19 mitigation efforts in December 2021.