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St. HOPE drive for middle school in Oak Park runs into questions - Sacramento Bee

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St. HOPE drive for middle school in Oak Park runs into questions

Published: Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1B

Supporters of St. HOPE Public Schools flooded the Sacramento City Unified School District board meeting Thursday evening in support of a new charter petition, but the large group was met with resistance during the first public hearing for a proposed Oak Park middle school.

Pushback for the proposal has been expected, as the district and St. HOPE have had a rocky relationship since a previous school board approved the controversial move of turning Sacramento High into a charter school in 2003. St. HOPE operates three schools – Sacramento Charter High,



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