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September 29, 2012

CHARTER SCHOOL DISCUSSION

Patti Dozier CNHI

THOMASVILLE — Charter schools are the “main event” on the agenda for an October Times-Enterprise citizens meeting, said Mark Lastinger, newspaper managing editor.

The event, the newspaper’s 15th since the meeting series began in late 2008, is at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the auditorium at Thomas County Board of Education offices, 200 N. Pine Tree Blvd.

“The charter school discussion is the main event,” Lastinger said. “It’s what we’ll start with.”

Speakers for and against charter schools will have 30 minutes each to make presentations.

“Everyone who lives here has a stake in our schools, so this meeting should be of interest to all voters,” Lastinger said. “It will be interesting to hear experts with divergent opinions talk about school funding, accountability, parental choice and student opportunities.”

Nov. 6 general election candidates for local, state Senate and state House races will explain their positions on various issues after the charter school discussion.

Many of the candidates will be available at the auditorium entrance prior to the meeting to talk to citizens.

“If we have time, we’ll open the floor to candidate questions,” Lastinger said.

 In November, Georgians will vote on a constitutional amendment to re-establish the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. The commission was created by a 2008 law and operated successfully until deemed unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2011.

The proposed amendment to the state’s constitution would give the commission the power to create charters over objections of local school districts.

See Sunday's edition for more details.

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