BILL CONTAINING AMENDMENT TO CLOSE UNION SCHOOLS PASSES TUESDAY MORNING
(Indianapolis, IN)--The news is not good for those who want to see Union schools in Modoc continue to exist. Senate Bill 1 contained an amendment that would close Union permanently in two years. After a marathon session that didn’t end until early Tuesday morning, the bill passed 27-22. Numerous Union students, teachers, and supporters rallied at the statehouse Monday. "We have a student in every county in Indiana that is going to have to find another option for education," said Union School Board President Christina Ogden. Critics have said Union has created an online charter school that essentially acts as a charter mill. The bill now needs only the signature of Governor Mike Braun, but that’s just a formality because Braun has already said he will sign it.
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