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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Opponents who filed a lawsuit against the Salt Lake City School Board over the closure of two elementary schools have lost their appeal.
The Utah Supreme Court has ruled the school board did NOT act arbitrarily or capriciously when it decided to close Lowell and Rosslyn Heights elementary schools.
In June of 2001, the school board voted to close the two schools because of their low enrollment. Parents and others opposing the closures later filed a lawsuit. Opponents claimed the board's decision was illegal because it ignored a closure policy.
However, the Supreme Court ruled the plaintiffs did not prove that the board failed to follow its closure policy, and therefore the board did not act arbitrarily or capriciously.
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