Charter schools usually are run by a board comprised of the teachers in the school and a few of the students' parents. The board makes its own decisions on-site. Unlike other public schools, a charter school does not have to seek approval from the school district or school board before it can take action.
because the earth is tilted on an axis, when its tilted away from the sun, they get no sunlight. In the Winter, the earth's north pole points away from the sun, so it is dark for 6 months. In the summer it points towards the sun, so it is bright for 6 months. The earth tilts back and forth on its axis.
Antarctica has two seasons - a very brief summer and a long cold winter. At the South Pole, there is only one period of sunlight each year, and it lasts six months! It's a great place to avoid vampires - at least for half of the year. The other half is a different story, because the sun does not come above the horizon for the remaining six months.