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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Lawsuits target charters in Brooklyn

Lawsuits target charters in Brooklyn:

Lawsuits target charters in Brooklyn

Wednesday, September 7th 2011, 7:54 PM

A last ditch effort to stop a charter school from squeezing into the same building as two other Coney Island schools is going before a judge next week.

A lawsuit filed by parents at Intermediate School 303 is the last chance they have to keep Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School out of the building on West Ave.

"This (building) has two schools in it already," said Chris Owens, executive director of Advocates for Justice. "That's a very big deal"

The suit is one of two co-location cases that are on the court calendar for next Thursday. Parents for Parkside Preparatory Academy are also trying to keep Explore



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