The mere fact that students wishing to attend a charter school have to submit an application is the first sign of discrimination in admission policies. The requirement of a written application assumes that the parent or guardian of a child can read and or write. It also assumes the parent has access to the information that applications are both available and necessary. That means that those children whose parents lack the skills necessary to access the application will likely not be considered for attendance at a charter school. It also means that families with more skills and resources are more likely to have access to the charter school. Is it too much to assume that a child whose family lacks the skills or resources to submit an application might also have more difficulty with school or conversely the child with the support of a family that has the resources and access to the application process might better prepared for school and thus be more successful? What do you think?