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In the suit filed in Essex Superior Court, the parents argued that the approval was given after the state inspector general issued a report that found the charter for Gloucester Community Arts Charter School, slated to open in September, was “never validly awarded and should be deemed void.’’
“The law states that charter school applicants must pass a rigorous, professional evaluation before a charter is awarded, but the Gloucester school failed its evaluation,’’ said Ian D. Roffman, a Boston lawyer representing the parents. “The state should not reward that failure by taking money away from the Gloucester
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