Washington D.C. School Board Shuts Down Three Public Charter Schools

August 13, 2001 Washington D.C. School Board Shuts Down Three Public Charter Schools The Washington D.C. Board of Education voted on August 8, 2001 to shut down three of the 17 public charter schools it oversees. According to an article in the Washington Post, the Board cited chronic problems with teaching, discipline, attendance and administrative oversight as the reasons for the closings. The schools to close include World Public Charter School, New Vistas Preparatory Public Charter School and Richard Milburn Public Charter Alternative High School. Hundreds of students will be without a place to go when school starts . . .