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Wisconsin Statutes Schools (Ch. 115 to 121) § 117.14. Appeal to court

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Any person aggrieved by the denial of a consolidation under s. 117.08(2) or 117.09(2), the granting of a detachment and attachment of territory under s. 117.11(3) or any order of the board or an appeal panel under this chapter may, within 30 days after copies of the order are filed with the secretary of the board under s. 117.17(2), appeal the order to a circuit court as follows:

(a) If the order is issued under ss. 117.08, 117.09 or 117.10, the appeal shall be filed with the circuit court of any county in which any territory of any affected school district is located.

(b) If the order is issued under ss. 117.105 to 117.132, the appeal shall be filed with the circuit court of any county in which any of the territory proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to, or included in, another school district is located or with the circuit court of any county in which any territory of the school district to which the territory is proposed to be attached, or the school district that is proposed to be created, is located.

(1m) Any person aggrieved by an order resolving a boundary dispute under s. 117.35(3) may, within 30 days after copies of the order are filed with the secretary of the board under s. 117.17(2), appeal the order to circuit court. The appeal shall be filed with the circuit court of any county in which any portion of the disputed territory is located.

(2) A person appealing under this section shall serve a written notice of appeal stating specifically the grounds upon which the appeal is based on the secretary of the board and file the notice with the clerk of the circuit court.

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