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Laupahoehoe school board claims panel actions unlawful

Hawaii 24/7 Staff

According to its Laupahoehoe Interim Local School Board, the Hawaii Charter School Review Panel (CSRP) tripped over itself, in unlawfully taking action Dec. 8 against the charter of the Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School (LCPCS).

The interim board members they were denied an opportunity to speak at the panel’s meeting, and that the panel acted contrary to agenda information previously provided to the charter school.

Board members also said the panel convened an illegal executive session, violated multiple state laws and exceeded its authority by trying to delay the opening of the charter school.

The charter school will seek immediate relief from the state Board of Education and expects the school will open July 1, 2012 as lawfully scheduled.

LCPCS is now accepting letters of interest and resumes from qualified teachers.

Inquiries regarding student registration or employment should be directed to info@laupahoehoecharterschool.com

— Find out more:
www.laupahoehoecharterschool.org

One Response to “Laupahoehoe school board claims panel actions unlawful”

  1. andie says:

    I’m a little confused about how the CSRP engaged in any “illegal” actions. The ILSB was instructed to hold elections for the LSB as required by charter law and as specified in the DIP, the ILSB decided not to comply, and the CSRP responded by telling them that they couldn’t open as a charter, since they had not met the required assurances.
    Either the CSRP is allowed to regulate charters, or it is not. And if the CSRP doesn’t regulate charters, then the charters are not regulated by anyone, and they can do whatever they want. I don’t think that anyone would agree that non-regulation is a good idea, especially given recent events documented in the news.
    It is my understanding that the only purpose of the CSRP is to allow oversight of charter schools. This means that if the charter schools choose not to comply with charter law, the CSRP is mandated to do something about it.
    If the ILSB was more interested in holding elections and less interested in giving legal non-reasons why they shouldn’t hold elections, this would not be an issue.
    Perhaps we should be more interested in why the ILSB refuses to elect a local school board, and less interested in why the CSRP is giving a perfectly reasonable response to their defiance.

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