Silicon Valley charter school disputes education board’s discrimination claims

A public charter school targeted by the Santa Clara County Office of Education is fighting to retain its charter.

Bullis Charter School in the Los Altos School District is facing accusations of discrimination by the county Board of Education that it’s under-enrolling Hispanic English-language learners, students with disabilities and socio-economically disadvantaged students. Maureen Israel, superintendent and principal of Bullis Charter School, said these claims are baseless and the county office of education is ignoring its recent data. Students are chosen through a lottery.