Dothan's public school system is failing students, some claim, but others believe parental involvement, not charter school, is needed.
DOTHAN, Ala. -Supporters of a proposed charter school believe their public education system is performing poorly.
Greater Beulah Baptist Church has filed state paperwork to create Barnabas School of Knowledge on its Headland Avenue campus. He previously told News 4 the charter could force one DCS school to close and result in possible rezoning. “Our students who are black comprise about 64 percent of the Dothan school system,” said charter school proponent DeAndre Peterson.
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