BOE, LOA cannot agree after signing agreement

GREENE COUNTY

  • LOA Board of Governors Chairman Michael Tompkins denies that his board is holding up negotiations by trying to add many new points to the signed “draft agreement.” MARK ENGEL/Staff
    LOA Board of Governors Chairman Michael Tompkins denies that his board is holding up negotiations by trying to add many new points to the signed “draft agreement.” MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • Board of Education Chairman Mike Lynch at Monday’s LOA Board of Governors meeting. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Board of Education Chairman Mike Lynch at Monday’s LOA Board of Governors meeting. MARK ENGEL/Staff
Monday was day 810 in the lawsuit by Lake Oconee Academy against the Greene County Board of Education over the amount of money LOA receives per student enrolled at the charter school. That totals two years, two months, and 18 days of arguments – public and private – acrimony, counterclaims by the BOE against LOA as well as pressure from parents, public organizations, politicians, and even the…

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