Are dropouts getting dropped in the midst of a charter vs. district feud?

A dropout recovery charter high school in Florida will close at the end of the school year

The decision by White Hat Management, the school's Ohio-based management company, to shut down the school comes after Polk County School District officials placed the alternative school on a one-year probationary contract earlier this year. The district had alleged that White Hat wasn't spending enough money in the classroom.

What will happen to the school's 235 students? That's an open question.

School officials say they're going to do everything they can to help students reach their goals, but it's unclear in what capacity that help will come. District officials say the students will have the option of returning to their zoned schools or may be eligible to apply for admission at a new charter.

 

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