From a parent in Nashville:
Apparently ANY family that went to an info session about the new Rocketship Charter Schools had their records pulled without permission. So students and parents showed up the first day of school only to find out that they were not registered at their zoned school. Their children were registered at Rocketship without their permission.
So they went to Rocketship to get their children switched back to their zoned school, and it was like walking into a high-pressure timeshare sales job. Rocketship pressured them to stick around and try it. It was a nightmare to get Rocketship to release their child's records to re-enroll in their zoned school. This happened to over 100 families. A bait-and-switch nightmare with their children's school placement.
Rocketship also confused ELL and immigrant families by misleading them to believe that they were supposed to go to charters. It is a mess. Strangely, the media isn't picking up on it. There is a lot of hush-hush. Some are wondering if they are trying to keep students there past the 20th day to get the ADA funding and to boost their enrollment numbers.
Parents fight back:
www.stoprocketship.com is a website created by parents and community members to expose the money, politics, inconsistencies, broken promises, and real stories about the Rocketship charter school scheme happening in their communities. These advocates contributed to StopRocketShip.com, with data, graphs, letters, videos and information. They have no political or outside ties. They are fighting for what they think is right and for what is best for their community.
Apparently ANY family that went to an info session about the new Rocketship Charter Schools had their records pulled without permission. So students and parents showed up the first day of school only to find out that they were not registered at their zoned school. Their children were registered at Rocketship without their permission.
So they went to Rocketship to get their children switched back to their zoned school, and it was like walking into a high-pressure timeshare sales job. Rocketship pressured them to stick around and try it. It was a nightmare to get Rocketship to release their child's records to re-enroll in their zoned school. This happened to over 100 families. A bait-and-switch nightmare with their children's school placement.
Rocketship also confused ELL and immigrant families by misleading them to believe that they were supposed to go to charters. It is a mess. Strangely, the media isn't picking up on it. There is a lot of hush-hush. Some are wondering if they are trying to keep students there past the 20th day to get the ADA funding and to boost their enrollment numbers.
Parents fight back:
www.stoprocketship.com is a website created by parents and community members to expose the money, politics, inconsistencies, broken promises, and real stories about the Rocketship charter school scheme happening in their communities. These advocates contributed to StopRocketShip.com, with data, graphs, letters, videos and information. They have no political or outside ties. They are fighting for what they think is right and for what is best for their community.
Tennessee parents want fully funded public schools that benefit all students, not greedy, manipulative investors.
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