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Hoover board rejects Bluff Park addition bids, votes to seek federal court approval and plan temporary classrooms for fall 2025
Summary
After legal counsel said a longstanding federal court order requires prior approval for construction, the Hoover City Schools Board rejected bids for a Bluff Park Elementary classroom addition, authorized the superintendent to request court permission and approved hiring an architect to plan temporary classrooms for fall 2025.
The Hoover City Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to reject bids for a proposed classroom addition at Bluff Park Elementary, then authorized the superintendent to seek prior federal-court approval and to hire an architect to design temporary classrooms for the fall 2025 term.
The board moved after the district's legal counsel, Whit Collin, told members the district is subject to a long‑running federal court order in Stout v. Jefferson County Board of Education that requires prior court approval for school construction in splinter systems. "I would recommend that we do seek federal court approval before embarking on the construction project as provided by the court," Collin said.
The recommendation led the board to vote to reject the current bids so the district can…
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