Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
Three school districts are filing a lawsuit over Indiana school-funding formula, arguing that it unfairly penalizes districts
with growing enrollments.
The lawsuit is to be filed Tuesday by lawyers for the Hamilton Southeastern district in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis.
It will be joined by the Franklin Township district of Indianapolis and the Middlebury Community Schools of Elkhart County.
District officials have long complained about not receiving increases in state funding to match the number of additional
students.
Hamilton Southeastern Superintendent Brian Smith said the disparity in per-student funding has become so great that the lawsuit
was necessary.
State Attorney General Greg Zoeller said it is a waste of taxpayer money to file a lawsuit over what is a decision for the
Legislature.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.