Board to hear from embattled charter school

NAMPA (AP) - The state Board of Education will hear next month from an embattled charter school that tangled with Idaho officials over use of Bible in the classroom and is now being closed because of troubled finances.

The board is scheduled to consider the case of Nampa Classical Academy during an Aug. 11 meeting in Pocatello.

The Idaho Public Charter School Commission decided last month to shutter the year-old academy, which had more than 500 students enrolled for this fall.

The school is appealing that decision to the state Board of Education.

The board, after hearing from both sides, will have 60 days to make a decision.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that board members also have the option of calling a special meeting before the 60-day deadline to announce their decision.