We are delighted that the State Appeals Court unanimously turned down the East Brunswick challenge to Hatikvah’s Charter. Please see Press statement below:
Hatikvah Charter School Calls On East Brunswick To Drop Wasteful Lawsuit After Third Straight Court Loss
The Hatikvah International Academy Charter School Board issued the following statement in response to the State Appeals Court’s unanimous ruling today upholding the school’s charter.
“Today’s definitive ruling by the Superior Court Appellate Division should settle once and for all that our charter is 100 percent valid, that the East Brunswick Board of Education’s challenge is totally without merit, and that our school has every right to serve the families who actively sought out the high-quality dual-language program we provide.
“Three times East Brunswick has brought a meritless challenge to try to shut down our school, and each challenge has failed. The state education commissioner, the career attorneys in the attorney general’s office, and now three independent judges have all said the same thing: Hatikvah’s charter is valid and its service to students should continue.
“It is now time for East Brunswick to drop its case, which has already wasted tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars without accomplishing anything other than unfairly punishing a group of families who chose this school as the best educational option for their children.
“To continue with this frivolous appeal would only squander more precious tax dollars that should be spent on preparing all of East Brunswick’s students to succeed in career and life — not subsidizing bogus lawsuits. Our residents and our children deserve better than that, and we hope that the East Brunswick School Board will soon come to the same conclusion.”