Frederick Classical Charter School, Inc. v. Frederick County Board of Education

*423Dissenting Opinion by

Watts, J.,

which Hotten, J., joins

Respectfully, I dissent. I would affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.

Charter schools are a relatively recent development in Maryland. In 2003, the General Assembly enacted the Public Charter School Act of 2003 and created a new Title 9 of the Education Article of the Code of Maryland. See 2003 Md. Laws 2582 (Vol. IV, Ch. 358, S.B. 75); Balt. City Bd. of Sch. Comm’rs v. City Neighbors Charter Sch., 400 Md. 324, 329, 929 A.2d 113, 116 (2007). In City Neighbors, 400 Md. at 328, 929 A.2d at 116, this Court explained:

Charter…