“Rep. Melissa Rooker, R-Fairway, a moderate whose district includes Shawnee Mission schools, said the governor and legislative leaders make it seem as if the state has only two options: take money from certain districts or defy the court and risk closing schools.

“’It’s being framed as an either/or proposition and it isn’t,’ she said. ‘… We have door number 3. We’re not limited.’

“Rooker recommended that lawmakers develop a plan that holds school districts like hers harmless for one year. Under this proposal, Wichita and other districts could receive equalization aid, but districts such as Shawnee Mission would still receive the money they’re set to receive under the block grant.”

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