School board may support lawsuit to have state fund district capital projects

La Conner and Wahkiakum are longtime foes in the athletic arena. Soon they might be allies on the judicial front.

La Conner School Board President Susie Deyo raised that prospect during the panel’s 90-minute Nov. 28 hybrid meeting.

Deyo asked that the board later this month support a resolution and modest financial contribution – perhaps $3,000. The Wahkiakum School District is suing the state government to extend the McCleary decision mandating basic education funding to include campus capital improvement projects.

The state Supreme Court in the McCleary case ruled that the state is constitut...