Schools

Questions Remain Over Fairchild Wheeler Magnet School Charge

Bridgeport wants to charge school districts about $3,000 per pupil sent to the magnet school.

SHELTON, CT — Questions still remain about Bridgeport's plan to charge school districts about $3,000 for each student that attends the Fairchild Wheeler Magnet School. Shelton, Trumbull, Stratford and Monroe are among those being billed.

Stratford's estimated bill is more than $600,000 while Shelton's is about $350,000, according to the Shelton Herald.

Shelton Superintendent Chris Clouet said out of district officials remain in the dark about where the money is going.

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