Epic Charter Schools Signs Settlement Proposed By State Virtual Charter School Board
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Epic Charter Schools Signs Settlement Proposed By State Virtual Charter School Board
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Oklahoman
A member of the state agency overseeing virtual education is suing that same agency to overturn his disqualification from discussions and votes on Epic Charter Schools.
Mathew Hamrick filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in Oklahoma County District Court.
Hamrick, of Oklahoma City, is a member and former chairperson of the board. He is also the chief procurement officer for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Current Chairperson Robert Franklin and members Barry Beauchamp and Brandon Tatum voted Dec. 8 to recuse Hamrick from all discussions and votes on any matter related to Epic One-on-One Charter School because of his connections with Epic co-founder David Chaney.
Oklahoman
After a year of legal battles and attempted audits, Epic Charter Schools’ controversial Learning Fund will become public record.
However, Learning Fund records from previous years won t be included in the change.
The Learning Fund is a bank account that pays $800 to $1,000 for every Epic student for extracurricular activities, education technology and additional curricula. It accrued $79.3 million from 2014-2020.
State investigators have said the Learning Fund is a hotbed of potential embezzlement and misuse of taxpayer dollars. Epic refutes these allegations.
Rather than Epic schools making payments from the Learning Fund, the bank account belongs to a for-profit company managing the virtual charter school system.