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Residents urge repeal of Florida —Schools of Hope— co-location provision at Indian River school board meeting
Summary
Public commenters at the School District of Indian River County meeting pressed lawmakers to repeal the Schools of Hope co-location provision, warning it could hand public school space to charter operators without community consent and harm local control and student privacy.
Public comment at the Jan. 26 School District of Indian River County board meeting centered on opposition to the state—ducation policy often called "Schools of Hope," with several speakers urging the Florida Legislature to repeal a co-location provision that would allow charter operators to occupy public-school facilities.
"Our legislators are preparing to hand over hundreds of public schools across Florida to a small group of charter school operators without community consent, without transparency, and without accountability," said Margaret Murray, vice chair of…
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