Last-ditch effort in legislature could save school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A last-minute jockeying effort is afoot in the legislature to potentially allow a troubled virtual school to remain open, despite an order that it close because of failing scores.
But to succeed, it would require that an amendment be passed on the floor of the Senate – a move that leadership generally tries to avoid because it would circumvent the Legislature’s committee system.
Sen. Frank Niceley, a Republican from Strawberry Plains, says he is hoping to get the full Senate floor to pass an amendment on Wednesday that would allow the Tennessee Virtual Academy to stay open if it shows enough improvement by the end of this school year.
The school’s curriculum is provided by Virginia-based K12 Inc., the nation’s largest operator of online schools.
