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Frederick Douglass Charter School Officials and Parents Fight to Keep the School from Closing.

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Date: 20050215
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BOSTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In testimony before the Board of Education today, officials of the Frederick Douglass Charter School (FDCS) are expected to propose a set of conditions to keep the five year old institution open. The conditions for renewal come in response to last week's recommendation from the Commissioner that the Board of Education vote not to renew the charter of FDCS at today's meeting.

Some parents and guardians of FDCS students, including Melissa Clarke- Ferguson, are sacrificing a day of work to attend today's meeting in support of the school. Ferguson ...

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