State leader backs Southwest Early College High closure
At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.
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At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.
Southwest Tennessee Community College is willing to try again when it comes to hosting an early college high school after it and Shelby County Schools pulled the plug on a charter school approach.
The 133 students who attend the school might need to find a new school in just over a week, which school leaders say would create a situation where students “would not be well-served.”
The school district found that 60% of teachers at Southwest Early College High School do not have proper licensing for the classes they are teaching.
Southwest Tennessee Community College is cutting ties with the embattled charter school it partnered with to allow high school students to earn a diploma and an associate degree, according to a letter sent to the high school's parents.
The school board will vote on the district’s recommendation to close the school at its October meeting, as the district has to provide 30 days notice on such a vote.
Superintendent Joris Ray said what he heard about Southwest Early College High School gave him “grave concern,” but stopped short of saying the district would investigate.
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