‘I don’t know what I’m gonna do’ | GCS hosts meeting for families after High Point charter school shuts down

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Dozens of families are searching for answers after the sudden closure of the Triad International Studies Academy — a dual-language charter school that shut its doors midday Wednesday, leaving students without a classroom to return to.

The academy, which operated independently of Guilford County Schools, closed because it failed to meet a state requirement mandating a minimum enrollment of 80 students. The school had fewer than 60.

By Wednesday evening, parents packed into a nearby elementary school for an emergency meeting with Guilford County Schools leaders, who offered guidance and immediate placement options for affected students…

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