Charter school parents blast district
Exclusionary policy at Sweetwater decried
CHULA VISTA — Parents of charter school students in South Bay demanded Wednesday that the Sweetwater Union High School District rescind what they say is an unlawful new policy that limits the number of Sweetwater students who are guaranteed admission to San Diego State University.
In October, the district announced that students who attend seventh and eighth grade at charter schools outside Sweetwater would be excluded from its entrance agreement with San Diego State University, known as the Compact for Success.
This month, the district launched an aggressive campaign that includes handing out leaflets in school parking lots intended to draw students from nondistrict charter schools and into its middle schools. Attendance
