[4] Halliday voters ultimately voted down the plan to consolidate with Killdeer.
[6] Area parents had asked the Halliday board to pay the tuition for the students to go to school in Killdeer.
Gene Buresh, a lawyer representing 15 groups of parents, stated that there were concerns regarding the lower amount of the budget and the declining number of students as those metrics could impact the district's compliance with U.S. Department of Education requirements.
[8] In 2003 the superintendent, Merlin Dahl, stated that students were performing above the North Dakota average and/or had satisfactory performance, citing test scores generated close to that year.
[7] In 2002 the district had common athletic teams with Dodge and Golden Valley, but by then was trying to cancel these agreements to prepare for a merger with Killdeer.