MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama regulators have revoked the charter of a contested south Alabama charter school that has struggled to get up and running.
The Alabama Public Charter School Commission made the decision Tuesday to revoke the charter for Woodland Prep in Washington County.
Michael O. Sibley, a spokesman for the Alabama Department of Education said the charter contract was revoked due to failure to meet facility requirements, failure to meet fund raising requirements and failure to meet community engagement requirements.
Public charter schools are schools that receive government funds but operate independently. Alabama lawmakers authorized the creation of charter schools in 2015. The state commission approved Woodland Prep in 2018. The state charter school commission is now almost entirely made up of new members.
The Washington chapter of the Alabama Education Association, an organization representing public school employees, in August filed a lawsuit seeking to block public funds from going to the charter school.