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Originally Posted by dbussone
I am perplexed regarding the issue here. I certainly can feel for the affected parents and students. However, in FL it is the responsibility of the counties to provide public education. Think of the children who received superior educations in the past because the developer cared enough to build these facilities. He wasn't obligated to then, nor is he obligated to add space now. And still a significant number of students will benefit from his largess in the future. If i were the parent of a child in the Charter school I would be sending letters of thanks. The attitude of "I'm owed something" is one I've never understood.
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The building of the Charter School enables the developer to more easily recruit and retain workers. It is an added benefit to those employed here, and can be a source of control of the workforce, including wages and working conditions. If one leaves the workforce, they have to withdraw their children from the school.
There are two employment organized charter schools in Florida, they had to be legislatively approved.
It certainly was a business decision and not purely done for the benefit of those who attend the school.