Sarasota school board to vote Friday on sweeping plan to prevent charter takeovers

Demolishing buildings, selling off administrative headquarters, and expanding four elementary schools to K-8 are part of the Sarasota school district’s plan to prevent charter schools from moving in, the superintendent said Tuesday.

The plan must be voted on by Friday, and could still change, Superintendent Terry Connor said during a school board workshop. He also admitted it’s not certain to prevent future attempts by charter schools to take up public school space on taxpayers’ dime.

Florida legislators this year expanded the scope of a 2017 law that established a pathway for Schools of Hope…

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