WEBVTT >> YOU ARE WATCHING WLWT NEWS 5, LEADING THE WAY. COURTIS: A PROTEST IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI AS THE NATIONAL NAACP TAKES A STRONG STAND AGAINST CHARTER SCHOOLS ACROSS T COUNTRY, CALLING FOR A BAN ON THEM. BUT THOSE WHO SUPPORT CHARTER SCHOOLS WANTED THEIR VOICES HEARD ON THIS ISSUE, TOO, AND THEY TOOK THEIR MESSAGE TO THE STREETS. >> WE ARE OUT HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE NAACP. AS YOU CAN SEE , WE HAVE LOTS OF BLACK PARENTS TELLING THE NAACP THAT THEY ARE WRONG FOR CALLING A MORATORIUM ON CHARTER SCHOOLS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE WORKING FOR LOTS OF BLACK PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN. COURTIS: THE NATIONAL BOARD OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CIV RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, MEETING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, SAID IN A STATEMENT, THE PROLIFERATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS SHOULD BE HALTED . OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM TO BE A CONTRIBUTING AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN. THOSE WHO CAME TO PROTEST THE NAACP'S DECISION SAID THE ORGANIZATION IS TAKING A MISGUIDED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES IN OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BIG EIGHT CITIES, 60% OF THE KIDS IN CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE BLACK KIDS. WHEN YOU LOO AT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL, ONLY A LITTLE OVER 50%. PARENTS ARE CHOOSING CHARTER SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FIND A SCHOOL THAT BEST FITS THEIR KIDS. COURTI SOME PEOPLE TRIED TO GET INTO THE MEETING BEING HELD IN THE WESTI HOTEL. POLICE WERE CALLED IN TO KEEP THE PEACE, AND A REPRESENTATIV OF THE GROUP CAME OUTSIDE TO ADDRESS THE GROUP'S CONCERNS.