Epic Charter School's standing in doubt as new concerns arise

New complaints from state officials could knock Epic Charter Schools’ accreditation status.

State schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister and Oklahoma State Department of Education general counsel Brad Clark on Thursday alleged Epic has shown deficiencies in civil rights obligations and timely financial reporting.

Some issues are publicly surfacing for the first time against Epic, a virtual charter school system that has grown into the largest school district in Oklahoma.

“We’re talking about children of a great number and taxpayer dollars that are an enormous part of the budget for Oklahoma public education,” Hofmeister said to Epic officials on Thursday. “It means that before another dollar is spent here we want to have full confidence that we have your attention and that you are going to be held accountable.”

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