The journey

for Odyssey Charter School to open in Coweta County took another turn

Tuesday as the Coweta County Commission refused to accept an emergency

fund grant for the school.

The $20,000

grant would have helped pay for books, desks and shelving.

But the County

Commission decided it was no their place to deal with education funding.

County Administrator

Theron Gay said the county has nothing to do with everyday school funding,

and the commission agreed it should not set a precedent of accepting grants

for school related issues.

Even though

Odyssey would be a charter school, it would still operate under many of

the rules and regulations of the Coweta County School System.

The County

Commission instructed Gay to tell the applicant for the grant to run it

through other government agencies, since the commission chose not to administer

the funds.