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Board briefed on Newberry Elementary charter conversion appeal headed to State Board; legal options limited after administrative denial
Summary
District attorney told the Alachua County School Board the Charter School Appeal Committee recommended denying the district's appeal and the State Board of Education will hear the case Sept. 24; board members said they might pursue litigation if the state board rules for the charter petitioner.
Alachua County School Board members received a legal briefing on the ongoing Newberry Elementary School charter conversion and the district's appeal process, and were told the matter will be taken up by the State Board of Education.
Mister Delaney, the district attorney who briefed the board, said the Charter School Appeal Committee held a more‑than‑four‑hour hearing and recommended that the State Board of Education deny the district's appeal. "The State Board of Education is going to take up that issue" on Sept. 24 in Fort Walton Beach, Delaney said. He told the board…
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