McKeesport board supports changes to charter school law
By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
McKeesport Area School Board approved a resolution Wednesday supporting two bills that would require families to pay out-of-pocket tuition for their child to attend a cyber charter school if their home district offers a “cyber-based program equal in scope and content.”
“Currently, school districts are responsible for the tuition of resident students attending cyber charter schools,” said state Sen. Judith L. Schwank, a Berks County Democrat, who introduced Senate Bill 34. “This is set at the amount of the district’s net per-student share of state basic education funding.
“Under my legislation, a district that offers a cyber program equal in scope and content to the cyber charter school will not be responsible for the tuition costs. Instead, tuition costs will be treated in cyber situations the same as they are when resident students attend non-district brick-and-mortar schools.”
The bill is co-sponsored by state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport.
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