STATE v. CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 00-120, 00-121, 00-122, 00-123.

19 P.3d 518 (2001)

2001 WY 19

STATE of Wyoming, et al., Appellants (Defendants), v. CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Appellees (Plaintiffs). Campbell County School District, State of Wyoming, et al., Appellants (Plaintiffs/Intervening Plaintiffs), v. State of Wyoming, et al., Appellees (Defendants). Big Horn County School District No. One, State of Wyoming, et al., Appellants (Intervening Defendants), v. Campbell County School District, State of Wyoming, et al., Appellees (Plaintiffs). State of Wyoming, et al., Appellants (Defendants), v. Campbell County School District, State of Wyoming, et al., Appellees (Plaintiffs).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Granted March 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing State of Wyoming, et al.: Rowena L. Heckert, Deputy Attorney General; Raymond B. Hunkins, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Jones, Jones, Vines & Hunkins, Wheatland, WY; and Jack B. Speight, Robert T. McCue, and Dominique D.Y. Cone of Hathaway, Speight & Kunz, LLC, Cheyenne, WY.

Representing Laramie County School District No. One: Paul J. Hickey and Richard D. Bush of Hickey, Mackey, Evans and Walker, Cheyenne, WY.

Representing Natrona County School District No. One: Stuart R. Day and Kevin D. Huber of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, WY.

Representing Campbell County School District, Sweetwater County School District No. One, Sweetwater County School District No. Two, and Uinta County School District No. One: Ford T. Bussart and Marvin L. Tyler of Bussart, West, Piaia & Tyler, Rock Springs, WY.

Representing Teton County School District No. One: Sara E. Van Genderen and R. Michael Mullikin of Mullikin, Larson & Swift LLC, Jackson, WY.

Representing Big Horn County School District No. One: Timothy J. Kirven of Kirven and Kirven, P.C., Buffalo, WY; Catherine MacPherson of MacPherson Law Offices, LLC, Rawlins, WY; and Gerald R. Mason of Mason & Graham, P.C., Pinedale, WY.

Representing Wyoming Education Association: Patrick E. Hacker and Gregory P. Hacker of Patrick E. Hacker, P.C., Cheyenne, WY.

Before LEHMAN, C.J.; GOLDEN and KITE, JJ.; and DAN SPANGLER, District Judge (Ret.).


KITE, Justice.

[¶ 1] The school districts and the Wyoming Education Association (WEA) in these cases challenge the constitutionality of the Wyoming statutes which establish the method for financing the operation and construction of public schools. This court reluctantly concludes that, while great effort has been made by many and some improvement has been achieved, the constitutional mandate for a fair, complete, and equal education "appropriate for the times...

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