DeKalb school board tables vote on Tapestry Public Charter School

The DeKalb County Board of Education tabled a vote Monday night on approving a new charter school, Tapestry Public Charter School Inc. According to the school’s website, the “mission of Tapestry Public Charter School is to offer an inclusive, individualized learning environment that is academically engaging, both for neurotypical students and those on the autism spectrum …” It also is to “create a positive school culture that empowers all students to take possession of their innate talents and become creative builders of their own future.” Supporters say they want to open the school in 2014.