The New Beginnings Schools Foundation has asked a court of appeals to review a lower court decision keeping it in the lawsuit.
Graduation problems identified in the spring of 2019 affected of the class and shocked students who thought they’d graduated.
New Beginnings voted to surrender its two charter schools at the end of this year after graduation problems at John F. Kennedy High School.
The civil district court judge also dismissed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, leaving the Louisiana Department of Education and Kennedy’s charter group, New Beginnings.
The district’s long-awaited report on the scandal that led to half the school's senior class being unable to graduate on time is five pages long and light on details.
It's unclear how Adams and Reese attorneys reached the conclusion. And one official from Kennedy's charter board suggested that opinions have since changed.
New Beginnings CEO Kevin George said he believes the problems discovered at Kennedy are not unique to the school. The New Orleans school district has promised a citywide audit of high school records.
The charter school network has lost eight administrators since last spring, when widespread problems at Kennedy began to come to light.
The students’ lawyer, initially representing the class of 2019, believes transcript problems have affected all students.
The state granted the waivers due to 'administrative error' by the school's staff. Students who receive the waivers may not be eligible for TOPS.