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Parents, teachers and students protest Coatesville’s Cyber Academy closure after board vote
Summary
Parents, staff and students told the Coatesville Area School District board on April 28 that a decision to end the district’s Cyber Academy — they say already voted April 14 — was poorly communicated and risks driving families to costly cyber-charter enrollments. Teachers warned the move could cost the district millions.
The Coatesville Area School District faced sharp public criticism at its April 28 school-board meeting after parents, staff and recent graduates asked the board to reverse or reconsider a vote they said had already closed the district’s Cyber Academy.
Several speakers said they received an email on March 31 announcing the program’s closure and that they came to the April 28 meeting expecting the board to vote that night. “We were told that it was going to be voted on tonight,” parent Larissa Kamer said, adding that the April 14 vote had already been taken and that parents and teachers were not given the hearing they expected.
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