Abstract: The concept and practice of charter schooling is occasionally hauled into state courts to be examined and scrutinized by the justice system. Charter schools in Ohio, in particular, have been continuously pressed to advocate their presence as a legitimate part of the public school system. In late June, the Charter School Leadership Council filed a “friend of the court” brief in the Supreme Court of Ohio on behalf of national and state charter support organizations and advocates in support of Ohio’s charter schools. Ohio’s charters are appellees in the case of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers v. the State of Ohio Board of Education. The brief argues that the public nature of charter schools is clear. Charter schools are authorized by statute; accountable to public officials; free, non-sectarian and open to all students; operated by public regulations; and accountable for meeting the same student performance standards as other public schools. So far, the “publicness” of charter schools has been upheld in every court.
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