Pittsburgh Public Schools and three smaller districts accused Pa.’s largest cyber charter school, Commonwealth Charter Academy, of failing to provide an adequate education to its students, in a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court on Tuesday.
The lawsuit states that CCA “is operating in a manner that deprives students of their fundamental rights to an education” and asks the court to stop the Pennsylvania Department of Education from charging them more than $12 million in tuition payments. The lawsuit points to CCA’s low test scores and graduation rates and accuses CCA of breaking its charter by operating like a for-profit school.
“This case is not about about eliminating school choice,” said Tom King, the lead attorney for the four school districts. “It’s about ensuring that when there is school choice that the choice is a quality choice that is up to the standards that these kids are entitled to.”…