PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia judge has green-lit a lawsuit by the People for People Charter School that challenges its non-renewal. The charter claims that one of the Philadelphia School Board members who voted against the charter isn’t a legal member of the board.
In August, the school board cited poor academic performance in voting not to renew People for People. The school sued, claiming board member Joyce Wilkerson, whom the school views as anti-charter, wasn’t legally seated on the board.
Common Pleas Judge Christopher Hall on Monday ruled the suit can go forward, issuing an injunction blocking the district from proceeding with non-renewal hearings for People for People and KIPP Philadelphia…