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The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that public charter schools are constitutional. The 4-3 ruling was a big win for charter school advocates and removes uncertainty for the 305 charter schools in the state and the 72,000 students who attend them. "This decision lifts a cloud that was hanging over the program," said Chad Readler, the lawyer who defended the suit on behalf of about 100 charter school operators. "This decision allows all schools to return their focus to education, not litigation. "In enacting community school legislation, the General Assembly added to the traditional school system by providing for statewide schools that have more flexibility in their operation," Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger wrote. A federal lawsuit, filed in June by the Ohio Education Association, that challenges the legality of the charter school system is still pending. Readler believes that recent ruling "will play a very informative role in settling the federal case."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Date: 10/26/2006
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