Ohio Charter School's Recruitment Of Turkish Teachers Questioned

Ohio Charter School's Recruitment Of Turkish Teachers Questioned

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal government on Tuesday was investigating the recruitment of teachers by an Ohio charter school company that operates several central Ohio academies.

Concept Schools, which operates Horizon Science Academy schools on the city's north side and Noble Academy on the northwest side, is in the middle of an investigation into travel and immigration expenses it paid to recruit math and science teachers, 10TV's Tanisha Mallett reported.

10TV News obtained a letter sent to parents by Concept Schools that says it paid travel and immigration expenses for 19 employees from Turkey, and some of their family members, totaling about $13,000.

Some of the teachers taught at Horizon Science Academy High School on Morse Road, Mallett reported.

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