BERLIN — The Berlin School District will join with other school districts in the education funding lawsuit now on appeal before the state Supreme Court.
The school board voted Thursday to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting the school funding lawsuit filed against the state by ConVal School District and joined by three other districts.
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