Peach BOE denies charter school petition | Education | Macon.com

FORT VALLEY — The Peach County Board of Education denied Tuesday a petition to open a charter school in Byron.

Now, the charter school members will await a vote from the state Board of Education, which can override the local school board and approve the charter high school.

Charter members said they were not surprised by the outcome. Still, “this was a loss tonight,” B.J. Walker, a charter school board member, said. The charter school system wanted to work with the local school district, he said.

The board voted 4 to 1 during its work session to deny the petition, with Vice Chairman Ben McDaniel voting in favor of the charter school. The school board had 60 days after receiving the petition to approve or deny it, which is why the vote was taken during a work session.

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