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Charter representatives urge board to include charter schools in surtax funding; caller cites petition with 2,300 signatures
Summary
Charter-school advocates told the Manatee County School Board during public comment that charter students are public students and asked the board to include charters in planned sales-tax-funded facility and security improvements.
Speakers representing charter-school families urged the School Board of Manatee County on June 10 to include charter schools in planned millage/surtax distributions for security and facilities.
Steve Zickafoos, speaking for charter parents and teachers, said more than 2,300 community members had signed a petition calling for equitable distribution of surtax proceeds to charter campuses. He said charter families view their students as public-school students…
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