The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission reversed a decision by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and approved an application for a school designed for at-risk youth.
Known as "The Rock Academy," the school would address chronically absent students. It would be open initially to 88 ninth graders.
Nashville school officials asked the commission to uphold their decision, citing financial concerns with a lack of space for career or physical education.
Tess Stovall, executive director of the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, said in her recommendation that the proposed school has a strong academic plan and community support. The concept of an opportunity public charter school is new to Tennessee, she said.
