Two different judges. Same result.
Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge K. Dawson Jackson on Thursday denied an injunction request against Gwinnett County Public Schools and the Georgia School Boards Association, both of which had been accused of campaigning against the charter schools amendment on taxpayer time.
Jackson ruled that district officials and the GSBA were exercising their First Amendment rights in opposing the amendment. His ruling comes two weeks after a Fulton County Superior Court judge rejected a similar injunction request filed against the Fulton County school system.
Glenn Delk, the attorney who filed the request against Fulton County Schools, said his clients are not likely to move forward with legal action against school districts until after the Nov. 6 election.
“We’re going to let the voters talk and then see what, if anything, we do at that point,” Delk said.
If passed, the amendment would guarantee the state’s power to authorize charter schools and establish a commission to consider charter applications.
Opponents say the amendment would lead to the creation of more charter schools that would sap funding from traditional public schools that are already struggling financially. Supporters say the state’s power to authorize charter schools would come under legal threat if voters don’t approve the amendment.
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