Alaska Supreme Court rules in favor of Dunleavy administration on homeschool case

Updated: 42 seconds agoRetired Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree questions attorney Scott Kendall during oral arguments on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Alaska Supreme Court in Anchorage.

The justices declined to rule on the question of whether spending allotment funds at private schools is constitutional. They found that because school districts — rather than the state — design correspondence students’ learning plans and approve allotment uses, the lawsuit should have included a specific school district as a defendant.

Attorney Scott Kendall, who represents the plaintiffs in the original correspondence school case, argues on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Alaska Supreme Court in Anchorage. Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, has openly advocated for the use of allotments to cover private school tuition, and has said she did so for her own children.

The Alaska Supreme Court’s order means that if the original plaintiffs in the case choose to pursue a lawsuit targeting a specific school district, it will be considered first by the Superior Court. Kendall said that would extend the time until Alaska families have a clear answer on the permissible uses of correspondence allotments, but that the courts would likely eventually decide on the question.

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