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 Texas education officials say they鈥檒l close the Farmers Branch-based Honors Academy Charter Schools by summer if the operation can鈥檛 convince the state to stay open. A chance of appeal seems slim.

For the first time under a new state law, Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Agency is recommending that Honors Academy and five other charters around the state lose their charters.

TEA spokesperson Debbie Ratcliffe says Honors delivered three straight years of the lowest possible academic rating.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 not to foreclose the possibility that they could win an appeal, but it鈥檚 going to be a pretty high bar to win this appeal," Ratcliffe said. 

Honors not only runs Branch Park Academy in Farmers Branch, but schools in Wilmer, Killeen, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Palestine. All could be closed.

鈥淲hen they were rated academically unacceptable the first year, they could鈥檝e appealed it, Ratcliffe said. "When they were rated academically unacceptable the second year, they could鈥檝e appealed. And then the third year, they could鈥檝e appealed. And now this.鈥�

Honors Academy Charter has until Jan. 15 to request an informal review to reverse the decision.

When 四虎影院 called the school, Honors President and CEO John Dodd said he was still awaiting formal documents from the TEA. He said Honors' schools educates about 775 students.