Nearly 400 people are boarding buses in Danbury bound for Hartford on Wednesday. They are urging lawmakers to approve funding for the Danbury International.
In 2018, the state approved plans to launch the Danbury International Academy charter school. But five years later, House Republicans say the school has yet to get started because it hasn't received funding from the state.
Several years ago, Barbara Luna Merchan, who’s now 13, learned about a charter school that would open in Danbury. She begged her mom to enroll her when she was entering middle school.
She thought it would be an opportunity to finally feel safe at school away from bullying. She thought a smaller class size would change feeling invisible in the classroom. She thought a charter school would be a better space to keep learning English.