Oklahoman
An Oklahoma City charter school leader said an investigative audit ordered for his schools is an unwarranted attack.
Chris Brewster said he was blindsided Monday night when Oklahoma City Public Schools requested a state audit of Santa Fe South Charter Schools, where he is superintendent.
The Oklahoma City school district has authorized Santa Fe South’s charter contract for 19 years. Brewster said district officials have never approached him about financial concerns, including in the days leading up to the audit request.
“This is what infuriates me,” Brewster said. “If it wasn’t personally motivated, then they should have had the professional courtesy to reach out and ask us about this. It can only be personally motivated at this point.”
McAlester Public Schools joins lawsuit vs state board
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Tulsa Public Schools To Take Legal Action Against State Board Of Education
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By: Amy Kauffman, Kristin Wells
TULSA, Oklahoma -
Tulsa Public Schools board of education decided Monday night join other districts and pursue legal action against the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
The action is after the State Board of Education settled a lawsuit with the Oklahoma Public Charter School Association and voted to give taxpayer money to charter schools.
Tulsa School Board Members voted unanimously to join a new lawsuit that said the state board needs to reverse its decision.
The state school board voted to settle a four-year long lawsuit with the Oklahoma Public Charter Schools Association that had argued public and charter schools should be funded the same way. The charter schools had claimed their schools should also get money from state funds like motor vehicle tax and gross production tax that go to traditional public schools.