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Local group proposes vocational charter school using renovated county buildings
Summary
A group of residents proposed creating a trades-focused public charter school to teach plumbing, electrical and construction skills; presenters said they will approach the Lancaster County School Board and do not plan to ask the Board of Supervisors for funding.
A group of Lancaster County residents outlined plans Wednesday to form a trades-focused school and said they plan to pursue a public charter school model under Virginia law rather than operate as a private school.
Carl Failsker, speaking for a group of local residents, described a revised plan to renovate the Brookvale or Lancaster Primary School building using student labor supervised by licensed tradespeople. He said the group voted to…
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