MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Public Charter School Commission renewed contracts Wednesday for three public charter schools – Magic City Acceptance Academy in Homewood, LEAD Academy in Montgomery and Breakthrough Charter School in Perry County – after hearing each school’s presentation on performance and future plans.

While all three renewals passed, commissioners spent the most time discussing the renewal of Magic City Acceptance Academy, which earlier this year was found out of compliance with Alabama’s “divisive concepts” law , – legislation that took effect Oct. 1, 2024 and prohibits public schools from directing or compelling “a student, employee, or contractor to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to a divisive concept.”

The Homewood school opened in 2021 as one of the nation’s f

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