School Transfers Mandate On Trial This Week

The school-transfers case formerly known as Turner v. Clayton was scheduled to go to trial beginning Monday afternoon in . 

At the heart of the case is whether suburban St. Louis County school districts should be required to enroll students who request transfers from unaccredited St. Louis city schools.

Officials representing Clayton schools argue that such a requirement would be an unfunded mandate.

Judge David Lee Vincent III was to begin hearing Gina Breitenfeld v. School District of Clayton in Division 9 starting at 1:30 p.m., according to the website of the . The trial is expected to run through Wednesday, though more proceedings could follow.

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On Feb. 7, Vincent consolidated Turner-related cases under the umbrella of the Breitenfeld case, the website Missouri Case.net states. 

Breitenfeld, a St. Louis Public Schools parent who has children enrolled in Clayton schools, is the remaining plaintiff in the case. Two other plaintiffs, Jane Turner and William Drendel,.

Breitenfeld is represented by Creve Coeur attorney Elkin Kistner.

While the legal process in the case winds on, state lawmakers in Jefferson City have spent considerable time trying to craft a legislative solution. Virginia Young of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported over the weekend on where those efforts stand now.

Why does the Turner v. Clayton court case matter?