Lake Washington School Board denies transfer from Valley district
January 18, 2012
By Staff
The Lake Washington School Board denied the request from a group of Sammamish neighbors to transfer to it from the Snoqualmie Valley School District. At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Lake Washington School District imitated the Valley school board’s Dec. 12 denial of the petition.
Neighbors had asked for the transfer on grounds that their homes are much closer to Lake Washington schools than Snoqualmie Valley schools.
Valley school board members had denied the request, saying they feared a domino effect of neighborhoods asking to leave the district. They also said the switch would mean a substantial loss of property tax revenue.
The neighbors’ petition is terminated with the decision, but according to the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, they technically can take it to court for review.
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