I stand with public schools and this community." It angers me someone wants to come in here and run it as a business. We are better served by an educated community and that's why we still pay taxes whether we have children are not.
They were trying to limit the services they would provide. It was worse than them not accepting special needs. Looking into it, I had heard some charters don't have to accept those with special needs. When I heard about it, I wanted to know how it affected me and my family. "When I first heard about the school I was concerned," said Joy Rice, the mother of a differently-abled student. Miles away and nearly at the same time, protesters in Clarksville opposed this particular charter school coming to town. This is a victory for more than 7,000 families who have said they want a classical curriculum option in Tennessee." "Our school will open in fall 2024 and will provide a tuition-free public school choice for local parents, students and teachers. "We're pleased that the Rutherford County School Board supported local students and families and approved the application of a high-quality classical charter school," American Classical Education board member Dolores Gresham said. Those five votes were enough to get the school moving forward. “Because these are students we wouldn't have to take into our school systems to buy more portables for.” “If we're talking about ‘the growth don't pay for itself,’ and how we wish we could put a pause on growth, this is almost a temporary way of doing that,” said board member Caleb Tidwell. “I cannot in good conscience go against the recommendation of our charter school committee.”īut others on the board pointed to the growing student population in Rutherford County, saying charter schools offered a way to ease overcrowding in public schools. “Where’s the plan for addressing zero tolerance, special needs, transportation, English Language Learners, mental health and behavioral issues?” Rutherford County School Board member Sheila Bratton said. Rutherford County did a great job of approving raises, but our teachers deserve a lot more than what they have been getting."Īt Tuesdays' meeting, some school board members questioned the charter school's ability to address special issues across the entire student population. Our teachers are underpaid and unstaffed. Our teachers in Rutherford County Schools have to have certifications and degrees that they are trying to pay off through the funding of our current state system. "I was taught at MTSU, one of the best education colleges.
"I really think it's important to know the founder said the teachers are taught in the worst parts at the worst schools in the country," said Mariah Phillips, a previous teacher at RCS and Democratic candidate for Congress. In a 5-2 vote, Rutherford County Board of Education members voted to accept the American Classical Education School into the fold.īefore the meeting in red-clad shirts, protesters stood outside to say they didn't want to see the school come into the ecosystem of their school system. No one spoke as part of the public comment. The Robertson County Schools Charter School Application Review Committee recommends non-authorization," the board's committee recommendation read.
"While the committee acknowledges the commitment of American Classical, the lack of alignment makes it difficult to assess a viable school. Members voted 6-0 to deny the application. In less than a half-hour meeting on Monday night, the Robertson County Board of Education unanimously denied American Classical Education from coming to its school district. Here's what happened in four school districts so far. In the fall when they were originally proposed, opponents sounded off against them, though some members of the community said they would be OK to see them in their districts. The group said they were separate from Hillsdale, but NewsChannel 5 Investigates found that to not be true. The group has come back this spring in Robertson, Rutherford, Maury, Clarksville-Montgomery and Madison counties. Lee later backed away from that comment, saying it wasn't his vision.Īmerican Classical Education - a group set up to create a network of charter schools affiliated with Hillsdale College across Tennessee - withdrew in 2022 its applications to open schools in Madison, Montgomery and Rutherford counties. Bill Lee, who at one point said he would like to see the college's affiliated charter schools all around the state. Last year, NewsChannel 5 Investigates put the spotlight on the Hillsdale College president, Larry Arnn, who said teachers come from the "dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges." Arnn said this in a private address with Tennessee Gov. (WTVF) - School boards across Middle Tennessee this week have made decisions about a charter school connected to Hillsdale College.
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