A bid to force charter schools to pay rent for the use of public-school building space has been derailed — for now.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe ruled that it was not for the court to make the schools pay rent, which charter and city education officials say would be the death knell for many such schools.
She said state Education Commissioner John King has jurisdiction over the matter, and parents can’t bring their fight to the courts until he rules.
“This is a fundamental victory that preserves quality education options for our students and their parents,” said DOE spokeswoman Erin Hughes.
The Bloomberg administration has provided about two-thirds of city charter schools — which are publicly funded but privately run — with space inside under-enrolled public schools.
Mona Davids, president of the NYC Parents Union, said the groups plan to appeal the ruling.