SJSD files motion to dismiss We The People- 3 Schools Inc. lawsuit

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- The St. Joseph School District has filed a motion in Buchanan County Circuit Court to dismiss the lawsuit against them filed by a local organization.

Following Circuit Court Judge Kate Schaefer's decision to deny a preliminary injunction against the district, SJSD's lawyers have asked Judge Schaefer to dismiss the lawsuit filed by "We The People- 3 Schools, Inc."

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.

In EdCounsel's motion to dismiss the suit, the SJSD's lawyers said: "plaintiff lacks standing to bring its claims."

The next court date is set for 9 am on Wednesday, July 29, in Division I of the Buchanan County Courthouse.