Group prepares for Kansas City students seeking school transfers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A group that serves western Missouri schools is preparing for the possibility that some Kansas City students will seek to transfer as their historically troubled district loses its accreditation.

A contested Missouri law requires unaccredited districts to pay for sending students to accredited schools. The Kansas City district's loss of accreditation takes effect in January.

The Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City released a statement Thursday saying its 29 member districts will be working together and planning over the next few months for "the best solutions for all students."

The Kansas City School District itself isn't a member, but the group serves many districts where students could transfer.

The group says it is "unproductive to speculate as to the number of transfers or how they will occur."