Investigators with U.S. Department of Education searched offices of Erie Rise, Booker T. Washington Center days before charter school closed in 2023. Court hearing offers reasons behind the action.
Erie Times-News
- The Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School closed to students on June 30, 2023, after Erie School District revoked it charter for poor academic performance
- Since then, Erie School District has pushed for a swift financial dissolution of the taxpayer-funded school
- Search of computers, files at Erie Rise comes up at court hearing
Shortly before the troubled Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School shut down its operations for students at the end of June 2023, investigators with the U.S. Department of Education searched its offices and the offices of an Erie community center.
The department confirmed the search at the time, but provided no details and said it still has nothing new to report.
But details of the investigation have emerged in Erie County Common Pleas Court, where the Erie School District wants a judge to order Erie Rise to turn over bank statements and other records as the district tries to speed up the financial dissolution of the former charter school.