CHEYENNE — A local attorney argued in court Friday that parents are suing the wrong entity to try to stop the closure of eight Cheyenne schools, stating they should instead seek action against Laramie County School District 1 instead.

Devin Kenney, the attorney representing the Wyoming School Facilities Commission (SFC), State Construction Department (SCD) and state of Wyoming, said the plaintiffs have no standing.

Background

The parents, Franz Fuchs and Katherine Dijkstal, are petitioning the state district court to review the final agency actions after a recent Most Cost Effective Remedy (MCER) study was adopted by the SFC in November.

The lawsuit, which was filed Dec. 6, demands judicial review of the SFC’s adoption of Remedy 4, outlined in the MCER, which would close eight schools

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