Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 5-3-23
The state Board of Regents last week voted unanimously not to renew the charter for Rochester’s Urban Choice Charter School, apparently concluding an unusually vitriolic process and denying the 18-year-old charter school a second narrow escape from closure.
The 400-student school has vowed to appeal the decision via a lawsuit but is barred by state law from doing so. It likely will instead argue that the renewal process was flawed.
As always with a school closure, the current students will need to find a new school for next year, and the application process for RCSD and other charter schools has already closed.