The appellants seek to reverse a decision made by the Norway Community School District denying their request to opt out of a whole grade sharing agreement.

The District completed negotiations for a whole grade sharing agreement with Benton Community School District. The student visited the high school there and also in Clear Creek Amana; she decided she would rather attend school in Clear Creek Amana. The appellants requested the opt out on the basis of geography grounds. They chose to request opting out of the whole grade sharing agreement rather than file open enrollment, because doing so would allow the student to be immediately eligible for interscholastic athletics.

The sole issue before the State Board is whether the Board abused its discretion in determining the appellants did not have adequate proof of a geographic hardship to justify release from the whole grade sharing agreement. A difference of two miles is not is not geographically significant.

The decision made by the Norway Community School District school board is affirmed.