Let's get more signatures for this petition

Hi all, we've reached 327 signatures on this petition—thank you so much for your support!

Let me please start by saying I am a PARENT of a student that will be affected by this major change! My son thrives in this school he had the choice of exam schools, he chose Charlestown high not only because of the convenience of it. But because he heard about the community and values that came with being a student here!

The school has low enrollment for numerous reasons! But if people would take the time out and look beyond the data that surrounds the school they’d understand.

A lot of misunderstanding that gets overlooked is the drop out rate is High “why would I send my child to a school where X amount of students don’t cross the stage” but it’s time to break that narrative.

• Charlestown High has a 40/60 student body that 40% being students in the life skills program which is special education and because these students do not follow a normal 4 year course and instead do 8 they are placed into the “dropout” column on a data sheet.

THIS should be up for discussion not closure. This should be addressed so when parents are doing research for high school that isn’t a blemish to the school. Students participate in “Pathways” in which if completed graduate with 12 college credits to either business, medical or tech. These are the conversations that need to be had but instead They’re overlooked!

Keep sharing, keep talking and keep supporting the Charlestown High staff because this will be a long fight but with enough voices, the numbers will speak and change CAN happen!