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Parent tells board Springs Empower Academy lacked certified staff, special education support, urges investigation
Summary
A parent raised allegations during public comment that the recently approved Springs Empower Academy charter opened without properly certified staff and with missing special education services; she asked the board to investigate oversight and said she filed an administrative complaint.
During public comment at the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education meeting, Sarah Long, a parent, urged the board to investigate Springs Empower Academy, a newly approved charter in Rutherford County, saying the school opened with uncertified staff and lacked a certified special education teacher until December 2024.
Long said she read the school’s approved application and cited a passage that the school would…
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