Pittsburgh Public Schools and three smaller districts accused Pa.’s largest cyber charter school, Commonwealth Charter Academy, of failing to provide an adequate education to its students, in a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court on Tuesday.

The lawsuit states that CCA “is operating in a manner that deprives students of their fundamental rights to an education” and asks the court to stop the Pennsylvania Department of Education from charging them more than $12 million in tuition payments. The lawsuit points to CCA’s low test scores and graduation rates and accuses CCA of breaking its charter by operating like a for-profit school.

“This case is not about about eliminating school choice,” said Tom King, the lead attorney for the four school districts. “It’s about ensuring that when there i

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