Navajo Nation council delegates say they aren't surprised an administrative law judge ruled in their favor in a dispute over a Bureau of Indian Affairs school.

The council's Education Committee transferred control of the Kayenta Community School from a school board to another entity after discovering excessive travel expenses. This led the BIA to take control of the school. The Navajo Nation's executive branch backed the BIA.

But a Department of Interior judge last week ruled that BIA official Aurene Martin ignored the law. The judge recommended the BIA return control to the Navajo Nation.

Get the Story:
DOI orders BIA out of Kayenta (The Farmington Daily Times 3/24)

Relevant Links:
Kayenta Community School - http://www.kcs.bia.edu

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Judge: Martin ignored law in Navajo school dispute (3/22)
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