Group drops lawsuit against St. Joseph School District

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- A local group opposed to the St. Joseph School District's decision to realign the district has voluntarily dropped its lawsuit.

According to court documents filed Tuesday, We the People-3 Schools Inc. voluntarily dropped its lawsuit against the school district in Buchanan County Circuit Court.

The lawsuit has been dropped without prejudice, which means the case is closed for now, but the group can refile claims at a later date.

We the People-3 Schools Inc. filed the lawsuit in April. According to the initial court documents, the 52-page lawsuit alleged 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 listed in the lawsuit was allegations of multiple Sunshine Law violations.