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Well, it's not the state, it's the Franklin court, but it is a strange situation. The state department of education has never blocked a school closing (that I can remember) and has generally encouraged them.
I'm guessing Knott would argue it's not up to the Franklin Circuit Court to tell a school district in eastern Kentucky how to spend its money. Every other public county school district high school the size of Cordia was closed years ago. Cordia is the 16th smallest high school in the state - all the others are private, except Silver Grove, which is independent.