CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has temporarily blocked a Raleigh County judge’s ruling in a high-profile education case, granting a stay that pauses all enforcement of the lower court’s injunction while the state’s highest court reviews the matter.

The order, issued December 2, 2025, grants a request from the West Virginia Board of Education, the Raleigh County Board of Education, several state education officials, and a petitioner identified as “Jane Doe.” The petitioners sought to halt a November 26 ruling by Circuit Judge Michael E. Froble, who had issued a permanent injunction and declaratory relief in a lawsuit brought by two parents on behalf of their children.

State Education Officials Sought Emergency Relief

On November 10, the petitio

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