A district court judge has ruled in favor of the Washoe County School District in its legal battle with the Nevada Department of Education.

The legal battle has to do with the funding for students with disabilities within Washoe County.

The WCSD filed a lawsuit back in April of this year claiming that the NDE refused to comply with Nevada law when it came to providing for special needs students.

According to the court, Washoe County has tried to work with the NDE but they did not comply.

The court ruled that the Nevada Department of Education needs to find an alternative to funding those programs and halted their investigation into the WCSD as it was seen as ‘retaliatory’.

“WCSD made a number of good-faith efforts to work with NDE and ensure compliance with the program without success,” said Neil Rombardo, WCSD’s Chief General Counsel. “While we are disappointed NDE forced the District into legal action, we are grateful for the Court’s ruling to support both our student with unique needs and all WCSD’s students. At the end of the day, this case has always been about what’s best for our student.”

We’ve contacted the Nevada Department of Education for a statement.