Mother Crusader: Silent Protest Against Cerf's Charter Regulations At State Board Of Education Meeting

Mother Crusader: Silent Protest Against Cerf's Charter Regulations At State Board Of Education Meeting:

Silent Protest Against Cerf's Charter Regulations At State Board Of Education Meeting

by darciecima

Parents say "NO" to charter regulations, "YES" to local control

Parents from across the state staged a silent protest this morning at the State Board of Education meeting, where Commissioner Cerf's proposed charter regulations will most likely be adopted.  

There was significant backlash to the first draft of the regulations, including 40 speakers at a Board of Ed meeting last summer, a Save Our Schools NJ petition to the Board which has more than 5,500 signatures, and push back from the Education Law Center.  In response, language that would have allowed virtual charter schools to pull students statewide, despite the fact that New Jersey's charter school law is silent on virtual charters, was removed from the regulations.

Commissioner Cerf has moved ahead however with regulatory changes that would greatly impact districts state