Downtown Charter school must close due to lack of security

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Missouri Charter Public School Commission has ruled St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts in the Park Pacific building in Downtown St. Louis cannot reopen after the Thanksgiving holiday.

SLVA had to submit a safety plan and be ready to implement it by Monday. The Charter Public School Commission, along with former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, who conducted an audit of the school determined several things.

Deficiencies span emergency preparedness, physical security, supervision protocols, incident response, staff training and institutional accountability…

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