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A deal to close two Philly charters is struck three days before school starts, leaving ‘an active crisis for children’

Three days before school was scheduled to start, a deal was struck to close two West Philly charters, one immediately, and one in June. A board member called it "an active crisis for children."

Daroff Charter School at 56th and Vine Street, will close immediately. The announcement was made three days before the planned start of school.
Daroff Charter School at 56th and Vine Street, will close immediately. The announcement was made three days before the planned start of school.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer