Two leaders at Irvington Community Schools resigned in protest Wednesday citing leadership decisions and budget cuts as the Indianapolis charter network works to close a deficit of over $2.8 million.
Later in the evening, so many teachers called off in an apparent protest it forced the charter network’s elementary, middle and high school to cancel classes Thursday.
The disruptions come as the schools — one of the city’s oldest charter networks — face a renewal decision from the mayor’s charter school authorization office in December and notice of deficiency from the office. It also follows a tumultuous period for the network’s governing board, which last year restarted a search for a new CEO after students and staff protested a potential candidate that also served as the board’s chair…