Underperforming Schools In MS Could Be Made Into Charter Schools
WJTV | March 29, 2010
Mississippi lawmakers are sending a charter school bill to Gov. Haley Barbour. But his spokesperson says he hasn’t decided if he’s going to sign it.
If the bill is made law parents whose children are in schools ranked as under-performing for 3-years could ask for the charter school option. Mississippi taxpayer dollars would pay for the charter schools.
The legislation also provides a “new start” option. That means the Department of Education could go to a school and fire the principal and teachers and supervise the school. Teachers would then have to re-apply for their jobs.