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Your understanding of charter schools is amiss. By removing these students from the classroom not only are they discriminating, they are not improving the student's achievements.I'm not so sure. Attendance at a charter school is a privilege, not a right. If these rules were in place at the time the student was admitted, and the student's parent(s) knowingly signed up for such rules, then they are not necessarily discriminatory nor a violation of any constitutional right.
Recall that HIGHER STANDARDS are the raison d'être for charter schools.
Charter schools are independent public schools allowed freedom to be more innovative, while being held accountable for improved student achievement. They foster a partnership between parents, teachers and students to create an environment in which parents can be more involved, teachers are given the freedom to innovate and students are provided the structure they need to learn, with all three held accountable for improved student achievement.
What makes charter schools public schools?
Public charter schools are intended to improve our nation’s public school system. Charter schools are public schools because, while they operate independently of the school district, they are:
- tuition-free and open to every student who wishes to enroll
- non-sectarian, and do not discriminate on any basis
- publicly funded by local, state and federal tax dollars based on enrollment, like other public schools
- held accountable to state and federal academic standards
What are charter schools?