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Metro Council Calls Special Meeting Over Charter Trigger Law

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The chair of the Metro Council’s education committee has called a special meeting to discuss a state law allowing parents to essentially take over school. The never-before-used trigger law permits petitioners to convert a public school into a charter.

The committee plans to meet in October to hear from charter experts representing Metro Schools and the state’s board of education.

The trigger law has become a hot topic in recent days. Monday night, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will make remarks prior to the screening of a film on the subject.

Some parents and business leaders are starting to push for an alternate way to open a charter school serving high achieving students. They felt they unfairly faced stiff resistance from the Metro school board, which drove away Great Hearts Academies earlier this month.

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Blake Farmer is the host of “This Is Nashville,” the flagship weekday show of Nashville Public Radio. Previously, Blake spent 16 years at WPLN News, serving as host, editor and news director. Before a two-year radio hiatus with a Nashville-based healthcare company, Blake was one of the country’s most prolific healthcare audio journalists. He produced stories for both local and national programs, extending the reach of his reporting through a partnership with KFF Health News. Outside of work, Blake can be found running or biking on roads that other Nashvillians consider too busy for such activities. So far, he has always made it home to his wife of 20 years and two children.

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