Legal Advice to Dr Kniving - Case Study Example

In the final decision, Caine went against his commitment and voted for closing Sarver while Davis and Ebel adhered to their commitments and supported the Committee. The votes were in a 3-2 ratio, supporting the decision of closing Sarver.

Amelia Stone, Committee’s member alleged the board for several issues such as rejection of the Committee’s report without any consideration, violation of Sunshine Law, and bypassing contractual commitment of Caine in support of Sarver Elementary School. After noticing all the situation and issues, it is quite clear that both sides conducted studies for coming up with a conclusion regarding the closing of Sarver Elementary School. However, it is quite clear that the whole board is not ready to close the school. The Committee is interested in closing Miller School because this school can be converted into a business setup while Sarver Elementary School has chances of future growth.

There were professionals on both sides considering the issue of closing Sarver School. Caine has promised in black and white to support the Committee’s decision by voting against closing Sarver Elementary School but he has not fulfilled his promise and has voted against his consent. Therefore, the vote placed by Caine should be ignored. After this, the voting will be in a ratio of 2-2. Looking at this situation, it is quite clear that Citizen’s Task Force and the “Save Sarver” Committee have to reconsider their decisions. They should sit with one another in order to come to a solution. The voting process should be there again in order to know about the new situation.

Dr. Connie Kniving has just seen one side of the situation and has rejected all the efforts of the “Save Sarver” Committee preferring the decision of the Citizen’s Task Force. He has to keep proper attention to both the reports submitted by the Task Force and the Committee in order to come to a conclusion regarding the closing of Sarver Elementary School. As far as the case of Miller School is concerned, Dr. Kniving should ask the Task Force to gather data for this school.

Caine has given written consent to the Committee to save Sarver due to which, he has weakened his situation. He is required to clear his situation. All the Board members, Committee members, and the Task Force should be assembled in order to decide on the issue of closing Sarver School as it can be seen that the Committee has done enough efforts in helping Sarver Elementary School. In addition, the school enjoys a good reputation as being the oldest school in the locality. Dr. Kniving should be considerate towards the decision-making process as he has a big responsibility to bear.