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Indianapolis Public Schools has asked a court to declare it exempt from a state law requiring districts to sell or lease buildings to charters and education institutions for $1.
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board is asking the Marion County Superior Court to declare that the district meets an exception for the so-called $1 law.
The court filing by IPS is the latest move in a long-running dispute between the district and the charter sector over facilities and resources, as charter enrollment grows and IPS enacts academic and other changes to attract students.