Supreme Court of the State of Washington

Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 101,052-4
Title of Case: Wahkiakum Sch. Dist. No. 200 v. State
File Date: 09/07/2023
Oral Argument Date: 03/14/2023

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Wahkiakum County Superior Court
Docket No: 21-2-00053-9
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 06/24/2022
Judge signing: Honorable Donald J. Richter

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonConcurrence Author
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Majority
Sheryl Gordon McCloudMajority Author
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisSigned Majority
G. Helen WhitenerDid Not Participate
Sean P. O'DonnellSigned MajorityJustice Pro Tem.

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s)
 Thomas Fitzgerald Ahearne  
 Foster Garvey PC
 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3296

 Bianca G Chamusco  
 Foster Garvey PC
 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3296

 Christopher Glenn Emch  
 Foster Garvey PC
 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3296

 Adrian Urquhart Winder  
 Foster Garvey PC
 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3296

 Devra Rebecca Cohen  
 Foster Garvey PC
 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3296

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Lauryn Kay Fraas  
 Wash. Attorney General's Office
 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

 William McGinty  
 Wash. Attorney General's Office
 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw
 P. O. Box 40124
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0124

 Cristina Marie Hwang Sepe  
 Wash. Attorney General's Office
 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

 Emma Sarah Grunberg  
 Wash. Attorney General's Office
 P. O. Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Assoc. of School Administrators
 Lester Porter Jr.  
 Porter Foster Rorick LLP
 601 Union St. Ste. 800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4027

 Francis Chase Bonwell  
 Porter Foster Rorick LLP
 601 Union St. Ste. 800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4027

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa State School Directors' Assoc.
 Lester Porter Jr.  
 Porter Foster Rorick LLP
 601 Union St. Ste. 800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4027

 Francis Chase Bonwell  
 Porter Foster Rorick LLP
 601 Union St. Ste. 800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4027

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Attorneys for Education Rights
 Katherine George  
 Johnston George LLP
 2800 1st Avenue
 Suite 226
 Seattle, WA, 98121