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Baker charter school backtracks after telling students they failed, needed to attend summer program

Baker charter school backtracks after telling students they failed, needed to attend summer program

Baker charter school backtracks after telling students they failed, needed to attend summer program

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - Parents of students attending Advantage Charter Academy are fuming Friday night after being told their kids would be held back and would need to attend a 16-day summer school program in order to advance to the next grade.
The summer school begins May 28, leaving parents little time to speak with school officials to understand why their child is being held back.
One parent questioned the legitimacy of the program. In an interview with WAFB she highlighted students would have a shorter time to learn information they should’ve learned over several months throughout the school year as an issue. “What can they get in 16 days?”
Making matters more confusing for her and other parents is a statement provided to WAFB Friday night by Leah Nixon, a spokeswoman for the school. The statement implies parents have input as to whether students will or will not be held back. That decision doesn’t have anything to due with academics, rather the school is allowing parents to choose because of a procedural error on the school’s part.
Parents should have been notified over winter break that their kids would be asked to attend summer school, but instead were not notified until the end of the year.
Read the full statement below:
"When our students make a mistake, we teach them to own it, to apologize, and to fix it as best they can.
We have made a mistake in the process outlined in our student handbook by failing to inform parents in a timely manner of our intent to retain their child. Our handbook states those conversations should have CONTINUE READING: Baker charter school backtracks after telling students they failed, needed to attend summer program