Written by Don Byrd
A Pennsylvania charter school found in July to be in violation of the separation of church and state due to excessive entanglement with the church that houses it has been allowed to stay open this fall, pending appeal.
The Pocono Record has more:
“I must say I’ve never seen such a mess in my dealings with charter schools … I have to say this one takes the cake,” [Judge Robert Simpson] said.
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District spokeswoman Wendy Frable said in a statement the district was “very disappointed” in the court’s ruling.“The ideal time to transition students is now — we have the remainder of this month to help parents and guardians make decisions,” she said.
Frable said the district did not yet have the judge’s opinion, which could stipulate that funding for 351 current students be sent to the charter school, but called that possibility a “great disservice” to the taxpayers.
According to the Morning Call, the judge emphasized the disruption that would be felt by students if the school were not allowed to stay open pending appeal. He also indicated that the school’s financial entanglements have been largely addressed.
