Judge finds Wyoming unconstitutionally underfunded public schools, orders remedy
The much-anticipated ruling in a lawsuit initiated by the Wyoming Education Association is likely to land like a bombshell in the statehouse where lawmakers are currently pursuing further cuts.
A Laramie County District Court judge on Wednesday ruled that the Wyoming Legislature has been unconstitutionally underfunding the state’s public schools, and ordered the state to remodel its spending on education.
Across six different areas, Judge Peter Froelicher found that the state has failed to meet its constitutional requirements, which the Wyoming Judiciary laid out in a series of court cases through the 1980s and 1990s.
This is great news for the people of Wyoming!
Sounds like it. But the people who suffered from under funded education will never have that injury remedied.
The people responsible for this problem (I'm assuming Republicans) should face some consequences.
The people responsible for this problem (I'm assuming Republicans) should face some consequences.
Oh, they will. They're going to have to listen to this judge droning on and on :eye-roll: and they'll probably be late for lunch.
/s, hopefully obviously.