Dear
Senator, State Legislator, and Governor,
I
am aware of the efforts in Harrisburg by my elected state legislators, House
Representatives, and Senators to undermine the support for PA public-charter
schools and to cut funding to the charter-education model that serves individual
Pennsylvanians who cannot thrive or succeed in their local school district.
Charter students are public-school students, too, and their education and
successes are just as important as their district counterparts.
Please
vote NO for the School Code/HB 530. Also say no to unnecessary cuts to
charter & cyber charter schools. Do not use a procedural vote to cut
charter & cyber charter school funding.
I
am asking that you please give your support to equality and fairness in the
allocation of public-school state funding and, in doing so, provide the freedom
of educational choice to all Pennsylvania parents and students.
Creating
legislation against charter schools makes PA’s educational communities feel
like second-class citizens when they do not deserve to be treated or served as
such. Please do not cast a vote that will further distance or delay our state’s
need for the school choice and individual-student accommodations provided by PA
charter schools.
Please
update me on how you plan to support Pennsylvania charter and cyber-charter
schools so that my family and I can feel confident about the future of school
choice. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Patric
L. Parris