Kansas City, Kansas students head to summer school Monday without a school funding fix.
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The Kansas Supreme Court rejected the legislature’s latest attempt to enact a constitutionally equitable school funding system and there are no plans for a special session to resume discussions.
If lawmakers can’t find a solution, schools will close July 1.
Spokesman for KCK schools David Smith, said summer school will be complete before then, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences.
Smith told 41 Action News building repairs and construction happen during the summer months.
“We've got to get those things done. We have buildings that average 60 years of age so we do a lot of work to keep them of the kind of quality that our kids deserve,” he said.
The brand new Frank Rushton Elementary School in KCK is complete, but construction is far from over.
“The day school ended, we had folks moving stuff to the new building. We're now starting to tear down that existing building down so we can get the parking lot paved and all those things done so we can start the new year,” said Smith.
That will all come to a halt if the legislature doesn’t fix school funding and that’s true for every school across the state.
Kansas democratic lawmakers are circulating a petition that would force a special legislative session.
Brownback's office hasn't given any indication of its plans.
