WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The state of Washington must pay $100,000 per day for failing to provide education for all children residing within its borders, the Supreme Court of Washington stated in an order on Thursday.
“The court imposes a $100,000 per day penalty on the State [of Washington] for each day it remains in violation,” the order read. “This penalty may be abated in part if a special session is called and results in achieving full compliance.”
Washington legislators had been convening to come up with a plan to fully fund children’s education, but have not agreed on reforms to allocate funds, including for school-employees’ salaries, according to the Seattle Times.
The Court called on lawmakers to reconvene and come up with a plan that ensures children’s education from kindergarten until high school.
Washington State will have to pay more than $14 million by the time legislators convene for their next session in January 2016, media reported.
