Saturday, August 11, 2012

DOCUMENTS: Charter schools 'will take whatever action is necessary' - troyrecord.com

DOCUMENTS: Charter schools 'will take whatever action is necessary' to protect students - troyrecord.com:


DOCUMENTS: Charter schools 'will take whatever action is necessary' 

Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991
TROY — While the deadline for the Troy charter schools’ ultimatum given to the Troy City School District has come and gone, charter school officials still state they will take what ever action is necessary to ensure fair treatment from the district, which could mean legal action.

Following letters from the charter school leaders and attorneys dated Aug. 2 and Aug. 3, respectively, in which the charter institutions stated they had been singled out by the Troy City School District’s “arbitrary and capricious” actions, the district has responded that the letter “mischaracterizes the District’s position and is wrong in several important respects.”

The memorandum dated Aug. 9 to the charter leaders from interim superintendent Brian Howard said that all students’ guardians are requested to register in person initially and it’s not a policy just