State ex rel. Ohio Congress of Parents & Teachers v. State Board of Education

{¶ 1} In this action, while recognizing that the challengers retain their ability to litigate alleged statutory violations against particular schools, we hold that community schools, also known as “charter schools,” in and of themselves, are not unconstitutional. The appellants and cross-appellees are the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Ohio School Boards Association, other education associations and teachers’ unions, certain parents, taxpayers, school district boards of education, and residents of various school districts (“appellants”). Their…