The School District of Philadelphia and the School Reform Commission do not have the power to enforce enrollment limits on charter schools, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
A split five-judge panel ruled Thursday that the SRC does not have the authority to suspend a law prohibiting school districts from capping enrollment levels at charter schools. In Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School v. School District of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth Court upheld the trial court’s decision.
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