"[P]etitions for detachment and annexation should be granted only where the overall benefit to the annexing district and the detachment area clearly outweighs the resulting detriment to the losing district and the surrounding community as a whole"
How later courts described this case
- "[P]etitions for detachment and annexation should be granted only where the overall benefit to the annexing district and the detachment area clearly outweighs the resulting detriment to the losing district and the surrounding community as a whole"
- “[Pjetitions for detachment and annexation should be granted only where the overall benefit to the annexing district and the detachment area clearly outweighs the resulting detriment to the losing district and the surrounding community as a whole”
- the benefit of maintaining the same educational setting for children is considerable as disrupting children’s lifestyles would not serve to benefit anyone
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
JUSTICE TURNER, dissenting:
While I disagree with the majority’s general finding that state aid awarded on a per-pupil basis is not a factor to be considered in a detachment petition, I do agree that it was not a factor in this particular case because North Greene was not currently receiving the state aid. 342 Ill. App. 3d at 638. Nonetheless, I respectfully dissent. “The judiciary is ill[-]equipped to act as a super school board in assaying the complex factors involved in determining the best interest of the schools and the pupils affected by a change in boundaries.” School Directors, 26 Ill. 2d at 267, 186 N.E.2d at 283. “When the record indicates the boards have considered the applicable statutory factors and their decision is supported by substantial evidence, the decision must be affirmed.” Carver, 146 Ill. 2d at 363, 586 N.E.2d at 1280. Like the circuit judge, I find the Regional Board complied with the statutory requirements and that its decision was supported by substantial evidence. Accordingly, I would affirm the circuit court’s judgment.