Charter school supporters filed a class action suit today in hopes of stopping what they believe is an illegal use of tax-funded resources by local school districts to oppose an upcoming charter school referendum.
Todays suit follows up on a letter Atlanta attorney Glenn Delk sent to state school superintendent John Barge and the superintendents of Atlanta Public Schools and the Fulton County School System, threatening them with litigation unless they agreed to stop certain opposition efforts aimed at a constitutional amendment question included on the Nov. 6 ballot. The measure would reestablish a state commission that could approve charter schools even if local districts reject them.
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