>Suburban schools vs. charter: First round goes to the suburbs
An administrative law decision in favor of three suburban districts fighting a charter school in their midst could embolden districts facing similar battles.
That was the essence of the discussion among both charter and district advocates yesterday. The subject: the decision on Friday by administrative law judge Lisa James-Beavers rejecting Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) in its suit against three districts challenging its opening.
PIACS had charged that Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro, and South Brunswick had wrongfully spent more than $100,000 in taxpayers’ money for legal and other fees to fight the school’s opening, including opposing PIACS’ application for a zoning variance. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
