CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Hillsdale College-backed charter school proposed in Montgomery County has withdrawn its application, saying it needed more time before a state hearing coming up next week.

American Classical Academy Montgomery (ACAM) in Clarksville is one of three charter schools statewide that were sponsored by American Classical Education. The other schools were proposed in Murfreesboro (Rutherford County) and Jackson (Madison County).

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Surrounding public hearings in all three cities, opponents pointed to comments insulting public school teachers made by the president of Hillsdale College, which is backing the ACE charter schools.