Seniors in Rooted School’s first graduating class were among the students who entered high school at the height of the pandemic.
The charge comes after a lawsuit alleged Julious Johnican allowed and encouraged students to attack their 7-year-old classmate.
Brian Metcalf is accused of fraudulently billing the charter network for goods and services with two other parties. The school intends to seek restitution.
The resolution reaffirms the district’s need to collaborate with charter schools. But some parents want the district to hold off, and examine whether such partnerships are working.
The withdrawal pauses a potential battle between Creek Point Academy and Andrew J. Brown Academy, which began when Andrew J. Brown moved to drop its for-profit operator.
Charter supporters are calling on the state to use a pilot program to help Indianapolis charter schools find new approaches.
The announcement expands a pilot program that grants automatic admission to seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
The charter authorizer also approved the expansion of GEO Next Generation Academy, which is on the same property as Indy STEAM.
The changes tweak previous language on homework assignments, dress code, and how to approach discipline.
Teenage boys wrapped up in Indianapolis’ justice system are dealing with trauma, a proliferation of guns, and little fear of death. Kareem Hines and his team of mentors are trying to help.