Philly school board will vote on Franklin Towne’s charter, the first step on the road to closure

Big phled news - after allegations of lottery manipulation and an investigation, the phled school board will consider revoking Franklin Towne Charter HS’ charter. Story, w/maddiehanna:

After allegations that officials at Franklin Towne Charter High School manipulated its lottery to keep students from certain zip codes out, the Philadelphia school board will move to revoke one of the city’s top-performing chartersThe news — made public via a school board agenda item posted Monday — marked a stunning turn for the high-achieving Northeast Philadelphia charter.

After students from Franklin Towne’s elementary school and siblings of current students are prioritized, all Philadelphia students are supposed to have an equal shot at admittance to Franklin Towne’s high school. But Field told The Inquirer the school had deliberately shut out certain students from January’s lottery.

After Field revealed what he knew to Franklin Towne’s board, Venditti abruptly resigned in February, citing health issues. Even if the board does move to revoke the charter after the hearing, the school has the right to appeal to a state board and then through the court system. The school would remain open through the entire process, which could take years.Franklin Towne, which sits on the campus of the Frankford Arsenal, has demographics that don’t match the rest of the city or the school system. More than half of its student body — 54% — is white, 23% is Latino, 12% Black, 8% multiracial and 2% Asian.

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