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Druid Hills Charter Cluster: Dig deep and it's a "sieve of loopholes" that will exclude and harm some kids 

College professor Cindy Lutenbacher -- one of the posters to this blog who does read the studies and the fine print -- is also a parent in the proposed Druid Hills Charter Cluster. She opposes it. (For a different view, please read this piece.)
Dr. Lutenbacher raises concerns about the process involved in the charter cluster vote and what she considers its agenda of exclusion.
Here is a letter she sent to the school leadership on the upcoming vote:
My name is Dr. Cindy Lutenbacher, and I am a single, white, full-time working mother of two children in the Druid Hills Charter Cluster (DHCC) district, as well as a DeKalb property owner and taxpayer.  One daughter just graduated from Druid Hills High School and my other daughter is a current student at Druid Hills Middle School. 
I have been a teacher for almost three decades and a parent for 18 years.  I have served on the board of the