Seattle Schools Community Forum: One Quick Point on the Charter School Ruling

Seattle Schools Community Forum: One Quick Point on the Charter School Ruling:

One Quick Point on the Charter School Ruling

Remember all that hair-pulling and finger-pointing when the Washington Supreme Court issued its ruling on the charter school law right before school opened last September?

Well, I sat down and watched the interview with Chief Justice Madsen onTVW. 

(You should watch the whole thing.  She is quietly deferential to the other branches of government and careful about what she says.  The second half of the show was Rep. Matt Manweller and Rep David Frockt talking about the McCleary issue.  Rep. Manweller could not have been more disrespectful to the Court.  It's fine to disagree but if anyone is taking this to a constitutional crisis, it's some in the legislature.)

But I digress.  That point I wanted to make was brought up when host, Austin Jenkins, asked about that timing of the ruling? Chief Justice Madsen pointed out the average time for most cases to go thru the Court and that the charter school case was, indeed, about average at 90-120 days. 

Then she said the Court has a mechanism, for either side, to request an EXPEDITED ruling.  

Neither side filed for that.  

Think about that?  If you were so worried about charter schools in Washington Seattle Schools Community Forum: One Quick Point on the Charter School Ruling: