Daleville Community Schools (DCS) knew that Indiana Virtual School (IVS) and Indiana Virtual Pathways School (IVPS) were both having problems that could lead to school closures. DCS pointed the finger at the schools for not informing parents but hypocritically did the same thing and closed the schools unexpectedly out of spite. On Friday July 26th, parents were notified by DCS that DCS had shut the schools down, making it impossible for students to get transcripts for their time at IVS, leaving thousands of students in situations where they will have to retake past semesters to pass high school. This unjustly puts students behind in graduating at an inopportune time. Students and their families only have a few days before the semester starts at other schools and will be required to start over without their transcripts. Would you want to see your teen in this predicament? Would you want to retake high school courses after you've already completed and passed your courses? Would you want to delay your college plans, career and job plans, graduating with your class, military service, missionary service, etc etc? No. And they shouldn't have to. DCS is causing their rights to be violated.

In the email from DCS, they fained sympathy for students and "apologized" for IVS not informing us of their upcoming closure. Why then, did DCS also not tell us if they knew IVS failed to do so? Why did they wait until it was closed to "do the right thing" and inform us, pretending to be helpful after it was too late to get transcripts? As superiors who manage the school, they have the ultimate responsibility to make sure operations are handled smoothly. Tell DCS schools to reopen IVS and inform all students of a reasonable time frame to obtain transcripts before shutting the school down. Tell DCS that it is our student's legal right to obtain proof of credit for the education they received! Tell DCS to be responsible adults, and to not be remembered as the people who caused thousands of students to not graduate because of their hasty inconsideration to students; the very people they are paid to serve. Tell DCS to not put parents in a position to have to seek legal redress. DCS, do you really want to be sued?

It is fine to shut IVS down, but DCS must remember who their fiduciary duty is for. The American students. Make sure they have at least been warned to get out of the line of fire before shooting. It is highly unethical not to do so. DCS, be mature adults by recognizing and rectifying your mistake! Do you want this to be the legacy you leave behind? 1. Open the school, 2.warn the students yourselves that IVS will close in a year, and 3. then close the school. It's common sense not to put your shoes on before your pants. You could have already done this, so do it now. It's that simple.