Washington Supreme Court upholds most of charter school law
The Washington Supreme Court upheld most of the state’s charter school law Thursday, eliminating the specter that a dozen schools serving about 3,400 students might have to close.
Teachers unions, civil rights groups and others had challenged the charter school law, arguing that using public money to operate alternative, nonprofit charter schools over which voters have no direct control violated the state Constitution.
A majority of the court rejected most of their arguments but struck down part of the law that restricted the ability of charter school employees to unionize. The decision appears to provide legal stability for charter schools after decades of often bitter political fighting.
The Washington State Charter Schools Association cheered the ruling as a “win for public education” and a “big step forward in the fight to close the opportunity gap that persists in our state.”
Patrick D’Amelio, its chief executive, declined to immediately comment on the part of the law that was struck down, saying the association needed time to review the decision to understand its significance.
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