County threatens charter school

Some educators are stunned that the County of San Diego is trying to pull rank over the State of California when it comes to a school issue, but that is just what appears to be happening in the case of The New School, a charter school located at Main Avenue and Elder Street in Fallbrook. The county doesn’t view it as a public school because it is located outside of its sponsoring district, Vallecitos.

Legal counsel for the State of California Office of the Secretary of Education has stated, “For purposes of enforcement, it is our opinion that The New School should be treated as a public school...