Representative Bo Mitchell suggests Metro Schools bulldoze buildings before allowing organizations serving high numbers of students of color use them
West Nashville Representative Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, provided Metro Nashville Public Schools with some eyebrow raising advice on the House floor Thursday.Mitchell suggested the district bulldoze buildings, like the former Hillwood High School campus, before letting public charter schools use them. The district stopped utilizing the Hillwood property as a school when the new James Lawson High School opened last August.
Representative Bo Mitchell uses misleading attack on public charter schools to oppose legislation that benefits economically disadvantaged students
Monday’s vote in favor of legislation to support economically disadvantaged students came with a misleading attack by a State Representative whose city would be among those benefitting the most.The bill makes several changes to laws governing public charter schools, including allowing an enrollment preference for students who are economically disadvantaged.