Buchanan County Judge to hear SJSD’s motion to dismiss lawsuit

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- After Buchanan County Judge Kate Schaefer denied a local group a preliminary injunction against the St. Joseph School District last week, the judge will take up a motion to dismiss the case Thursday.

Judge Schaefer denied the group "We The People- 3 Schools, Inc." a preliminary injunction against SJSD. The injunction would pause the consolidation from three district high schools to two.

The Missouri nonprofit corporation filed the 52-page lawsuit in April against the St. Joseph School District, the Board of Education and every current member of the board.

According to court documents, the lawsuit alleges that the SJSD Board of Education's "adoption of Plan 4BR is unconstitutional, unlawful, unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious or involves an abuse of discretion under Section 536.150, RSMo."

The other count in the lawsuit alleges multiple Sunshine Law violations.

The court will hear the district's motion to dismiss at 1 p.m. Thursday.