OC Charter School Barred From Taking Students On First Day

ORANGE, CA — The Orange County Classical Academy was barred from opening its doors for its first day back to school Thursday, leaving hundreds of students to independent study, the Orange County Register reported.

According to the report, the Orange public charter school did not get fire hydrants in time to start the school year.

Elementary students at the public charter school, known as OCCA, were assigned independent at-home study by administrators. Middle schools were assigned to a church in Irvine, with families responsible for their own transportation, the Orange County Register reported.

According to the report, the charter school originally opening in the fall of 2020 and was awaiting a certificate of occupancy after it started a slew of projects on campus. The projects were designed to increase the number of students on campus from 420 to 540, the report said.

However, in order to have the increased number of students, the city required OCCA to install two new public fire hydrants and one on-property fire hydrant, the report said.

Supply chain issues and construction delays are said to be the cause of the construction delays.

To learn more about the Orange County public charter school that can't open its doors on the first day of school, view the full article on the Orange County Register.