Huh, I knew that was one objective of school voucher people. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a religious charter school before. If that’s a thing, then it’s definitely some bullshit.
Hmm… The one I’m most familiar with is open to everyone in the state. The process is a bingo style (student numbers drawn from a hat at a public meeting) drawing. There is a required briefing on the school and application process a couple of months before the drawing. It’s held on a Saturday and the repeated about a month later. Applicants are required to attend one of the sessions with a parent/guardian. I don’t believe it’s a “keep out the poors” filter, but can understand the concern in this area.
There’s a priority admission scheme for siblings of current students, and children of staff members. School busses are available for all district residents (the whole city).
I can’t begin to imagine the mechanics of such a requirement. It’s definitely not a thing here.
Huh. This must be a case what user cnoocy was referring to.
The school I was thinking of is this one. It’s a blue ribbon school. US News & World Report ranked it #1 in the state and #108 nationwide.
