Wake County will not relocate leadership academy students from troubled St. Augustine’s University to Wake Technical Community College this semester.
Students at the Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy and Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy attend classes at St. Augustine’s for college credit. The Wake school system had been considering transferring the students to Wake Tech for the rest of the semester because of St. Aug’s potentially losing its accreditation.
The school board met behind closed doors Tuesday night before announcing Wednesday that it would stay with St. Aug’s for now. But the district says it’s working on long-term plans should St. Aug’s lose its accreditation appeal with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
“After careful consideration of all options, the decision has been made to continue our partnership with St. Augustine University for the remainder of this semester,” the district said in a message sent Wednesday to families at both leadership academies.