Supreme Court Denies School Boundary Change to Tea Residents

TEA, S.D. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling blocking three Tea families from joining the Sioux Falls School District.

The Argus Leader reports the Supreme Court's decision affects three families living in the Westwood Valley subdivision that sought a school boundary change.

The three homes have a Sioux Falls address, and other families in the subdivision transitioned their property into the Sioux Falls district years ago. But Tea officials recently have denied boundary change requests in an effort to hold onto one of the fastest growing areas in the district.

The families argued they felt more connected to Sioux Falls than Tea. But the court concluded that their "conscious choice to move into" the Tea Area School District "discounts their claimed connection to the" Sioux Falls district.

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