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Parents of Children in Public Schools Had Standing to Seek Court Review of the SUNY Trustees’ Authorization of Charter Schools—The Authorization Was Not Arbitrary or Capricious or an Abuse of Discretion

The Second Department determined parents of children in public schools had standing to bring an Article 78 petition for a review of the SUNY Trustee’s authorization for charter schools. The court determined the authorization was not arbitrary or capricious or an abuse of discretion, noting that there was no requirement of majority community support:

The petitioners, a group of parents of children in public schools in Community School District 14 and an organization they founded to oppose the subject charter schools, commenced this proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review the SUNY Trustees’ determination authorizing the charters. The amended petition alleged that the SUNY Trustees authorized the charters in violation of Education Law §§ 2851(2)(q), 2852(9-a)(b)(ii), and 2852(2)(a), in that [the charter school organization] failed to demonstrate adequate community support, outreach, or input, and therefore, the charters should be voided. * * *

In authorizing the issuance of charters to the subject schools, the SUNY Trustees were required to find that the proposed schools met all requirements of the Charter School Act (see Education Law § 2852[2][a]). Given the representations and support therefor contained in [the] applications, the SUNY Trustees’ determination that [the charter school organization] met the statutory requirements with regard to evidence “of adequate community support for and interest in the charter school sufficient to allow the school to reach its anticipated enrollment” (Education Law § 2851[2][q]), and public outreach to solicit community input and address comments received from the impacted community concerning the educational and programmatic needs of students (see Education Law § 2852[9-a][b][ii]…), was, insofar as relevant here, not arbitrary and capricious. As the SUNY Trustees and the charter schools correctly contend, majority community support is not required by the Charter Schools Act (see Education Law § 2851[2][q]). Matter of Williamsburg & Greenpoint Parents: Our Pub. Schools! v Board of Trustees, State Univ. of N.Y., 2015 NY Slip Op 05690, 2nd Dept 7-1-15

 

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