HB 1136 looks to dissolve Indiana public schools
Schools would be forced to become privately owned charter schools if over half of the students in the district attend other schools
https://www.wrtv.com/news/education/proposed-bill-would-disband-5-indiana-school-districts-including-indianapolis-public-schoolsOpen linkView original on midwest.social
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Holy fuck.
@FlyingSquid
Indeed.
I guess it's a microcosm of what we're going to see nationally next yet. The end of public schooling.
And, of course, the vouchers they already offer parents makes this a feedback loop.
Right before some of those charter schools fail and kids have nowhere to go. In the article the IPS director mentioned that end up taking kids after a charter school closes.
Also, charter schools don't have to take disabled kids if they don't want to.
The bill itself is here