With Lawsuit Filed, Price Lab's Fate Moves to the Courts

A group of 37 Black Hawk County residents, represented by Frerichs Law Office of Waterloo, has filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Regents in Black Hawk County District Court.

A small group of parents of students had announced their intent to file the lawsuit at

The lawsuit asks that to close the school be invalidated.

Among other things, the lawsuit says Iowa Code defines the establishment of a state research and development school, and:

"Iowa Code 256G.2(4) explicitly defines "'Research and development school" as "a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve research, development, demonstration, and dissemination school using expanded facilities at the center for early development education, also known as the Price Laboratory School, in Cedar Falls." (emphasis added)."

Board of Regents Associate Counsel Aimee Clayton said it was the Board’s policy not to comment on pending litigation.

Petitioners listed on the lawsuit were David Deibler, Lisa Osborn, Melanie Simpson, Christian Andrews, Anna Andrews, Rowena Tan, Michael Gasser, Ryan Haynes, Sarah Albertson-Corkery, Larry Quigley, Christopher Corkery, Ken Bleile, Stephen Mong, M.D., Elizabeth Mong, Carol Fishback, Stefanie Rose, Laura O’Connell, Patricia O’Connell, Dawn Ask-Martin, Amy VanArsdale, Stephen VanArsdale, Amy Turner-Hoeppner, Jaynie Feldman, Chad Feldman, Linda Reichle-Heinzel, Laurel Shaw, Douglas Shaw, Patricia Nelson, William Nelson, Gran Wetzel*, Michelle Wetzel,* Maralyn Fagan, Barb Schif, Stacy Glasscock, Daniel Glasscock, M.D., Gail Mauer and Andrew Mauer.

*Michele Wetzel emailed Patch to say she and her husband's names on the lawsuit should read Frank Wetzel and Michele Wetzel. The names Gran Wetzel and Michelle Wetzel above were copied directly from the lawsuit.