Do charter schools serve children with special needs?
Charter schools may not discriminate on the basis of students’ special needs and must comply with the same state and federal laws regarding the provision of special education services, as do all public schools. Do teachers at charter schools need to be certified or pass the Massachusetts’ teacher test? All charter schoolteachers must either be certified or pass the MA educator test. Do charter schools take money from public schools? Charter schools are public schools. When a child leaves for a charter school the money follows that child.
