Detroit Charter School Votes to Close, Gives Students and Parents Two Days Notice
Rather than assess its situation and make the decision to close during the summer break, the board of Detroit Delta Preparatory Academy for Social Justice decided to leave its faculty and students in a profound fix by voting on a Wednesday to close two days later– and the day before homecoming, to boot.
Take a moment to process the ensuing shock among students, parents, and faculty.
According to the Detroit Delta Academy board, the cause of the closure is low enrollment, an issue that the Detroit Delta Academy board should have been aware of in the months prior to the 2018-19 school year.
From the September 26, 2018, Detroit Free Press:
Less than a month into the school year, a Detroit charter school is shutting its doors — leaving nearly 200 students and their parents in the lurch.In a contentious, emotional meeting Wednesday, the board of education for the Detroit Delta Preparatory Academy for Social Justice voted 4-1 to shut down, effective Oct. 1.The decision left many of the high school’s students in tears.“Everybody was breaking down,” said Ajah Jenkins, 17, a senior at the school, which had just begun its fifth year of operation.Ajah called her mother, Kelye King, “crying, hysterical, screaming, saying, ‘My school’s closing. How am I going to graduate,’ ” King recounted.Saturday is supposed to be the school’s homecoming. It’s unclear Continue reading:Detroit Charter School Votes to Close, Gives Students and Parents Two Days Notice | deutsch29
