>>But, a charter school should not be permitted to be as stringent as a private school. Charter schools are public schools. The federal, state, and local governments forcibly take money from taxpayers to fund them. Lawsuits challenging charter school dress codes have resulted in students being readmitted. <<
No, here in MI and in most states, either the voters say they want charters or the legislators they elect write them into law. No one waves a magic wand and they appear, the NEA wouldn’t allow it. You can think that they forcibly take money from you but pitifully, we live in a republic and therefore the reps WE elect do things for us. We only get what we elect.
>>I can understand reasonable standards. But, if parents want stricter standards and to deny other taxpayers admission based on dress code, those parents should pay their own children’s tuition to a private school.<<
LOL! Because you say so right? Sorry, FRiend. Most people want the kind of education for their children that charters offer. Otherwise there wouldn’t be huge waiting lists for these schools. Last year MI had 3,000 kids on waiting lists for our 190 schools. If the states wouldn’t cap them, they would improve the district schools all the way around.
But if you don’t think it’s fair, well that just kind of tough because those parents who DO want them and are willing to move hell and high water to get their kids into one. And that includes signing a contract and living by the rules they set. Here in MI, our voucher program lost by 2%. Most people want the cap on charters lifted. And remember we are bucking the NEA and the nimrods that elected Kwame Kilpatrick. Without the “machine” we would slip to an easy majority.
This mom had problems with that. In some ways it makes me very happy. Some parent who wants his/her kid to get a quality education just got that spot. God Love them
You wrote: "...either the voters say they want charters or the legislators they elect write them into law. No one waves a magic wand and they appear,..."
I'm not sure what that response has to do with anything I wrote. OF COURSE, legislators write charter schools into law. We all know that.
LOL! Because you say so right? Sorry, FRiend.
The fact is, as I stated, students and their families have won lawsuits challenging dress codes at public schools, and charter schools are public schools. The recently popular uniform codes at public schools are being challenged in court, and dress codes at charter schools are under fire, too. For example, one student with long hair was readmitted (with his long hair) to his charter school after the ACLU filed a lawsuit.
we live in a republic and therefore the reps WE elect do things for us.
Yes, we live in a republic which was founded upon the idea that there should be "no taxation without representation." Because charter schools operate on our tax dollars, suspension and dismissal of students over dress codes will continue to be challenged in court because charter schools are taxpayer-funded public schools. Do you understand now?
Most people want the kind of education for their children that charters offer. Otherwise there wouldn’t be huge waiting lists for these schools.
ROFL! Desperate parents even willing to enter lotteries for a chance at schools that have proven to provide no better of an education than other public schools.
There are standard public schools that provide a high quality education, and there are charter schools that do not provide a good education. Though I would like to see all public schools become charter schools (i.e. the state contracts with a private company) for the sake of lowering our tax burden, I'd still consider them as the last resort.