“We cannot allow students to have another year in a place that has those types of outcomes.”Washington Met is an alternative school that serves middle and high school students who, in most cases, struggled with academics or behavior. The school building was among the city’s only high schools in the traditional public school system that did not receive an influx of cash for modernization. ADEmployees from the school system’s central office delivered the news to Washington Met staff and students Thursday morning. What happened at Washington Met is symptomatic of much larger problems.”The chancellor said the school had ample resources. Washington Met has the only classes for middle-schoolers who have been identified as possibly benefiting from an alternative school.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 15:00 UTC