Charter school for kids with autism to open in September
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
A new charter school open to all students, including students on the autism spectrum, will open in September. (Staten Island Advance)Staff-Shot
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Staten Island students on the autism spectrum, and those with other disabilities, can now enroll in a boroughwide college preparatory charter school.
The Richmond Preparatory Charter School will open for all Staten Island students in September, particularly those on the autism spectrum. With a computer science focus, it will integrate all students in its classes and activities.
It will be the fourth school opened by education corporation Integration Charter Schools which operates Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, New Ventures Charter School and The Lois & Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School.