Toledo City Council Turns Down “Blended Instruction” Charter School

August 1, 2012 | 9:40 AM

The Toledo City Council on turned down a request top open a “blended” charter school in downtown Toledo. The school would be one of several new charter schools being opened by a subsidiary of for-profit education conglomerate Pearson that offer a “blend” of online lessons at home and in-person lessons at school buildings.

Source: Toledoblade
Via: Toledo Blade

[Councilman Steven] Mr. Steel said he objected to the request because the location is within 1,000 feet of six convenience stores.

Such stores are not allowed to open locations that close to schools, and he argued that the converse should be true as well — and that council should not allow schools to open so close to those businesses.

Tom Lemon, the city’s plan commission director, said that because the building is within an entertainment district, the spacing requirements would not apply.

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