“These men and women provide the highest level of service and selflessness.
They deserve our gratitude, but what they get are sleepless nights and financial strain trying to provide a quality education for their children.”
- Attorney Tim Belz
Members of the St. Louis Fire Department will hold a press conference on Tuesday, January 24, to announce their participation in a lawsuit related to the Outstanding Schools Act. Under this law, passed in 1993 by the Missouri General Assembly and the late Governor Mel Carnahan, students in unaccredited school districts may transfer to accredited districts, at the cost of the failing district. The lawsuit would sue districts for failing to comply with the Outstanding Schools Act.
The St. Louis Public Schools have been unaccredited since 2007. Tim Belz, attorney for the plaintiffs, explained that the St. Louis firefighters’ residency requirements limit their families’ educational options… [Read full press release]
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The Outstanding Schools Act of 1993, a significant piece of education legislation, was a center-piece of the late Governor Mel Carnahan’s administration. |
Although there are three unaccredited districts serving more than 5% of Missouri’s public school students, only one accredited district has complied with the law. |
If you are a resident of an unaccredited school district, your child has the right to transfer to a school district in the county where you live or in a neighboring county. |
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