Posted on 01/05/2006 8:32:55 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
TALLLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court has struck down the state's school voucher system that paid for some students to attend private schools.
If the ruling is grounded in the Florida constitution the SCOTUS won't have anything to say about it.
Me neither. This is the same wacky court that did the count, recount fiasco. I expected no less from them. The question is....how long will the people put up with it?
The FL SC judges is subject to voter approval of retention every 4 years on a rotating basis...........
Why? Some (all?) people spend money on taxes for public schools; IMO its like getting (a small part of) that tax back to put your kid(s) in private school.
When the government starts providing money to private schools they will want to run them. Then you have publics schools. JMO. I know people that make minimum wage that send their kids to private school. It's possible, if it's a priority.
Gore Court pingadingding.
If they put up with it another week, it'll be too long.
Got that right!
I personally don't believe that government money should be paying private school tuition outright because once you do that, you give the government cause to interfere in the affairs in the school, and the primary reason that I shelled out all that money for private schools over the years is that I didn't want my kids in crappy government schools.
Now, we're not exactly hurting for money, but in many of the Catholic schools here, you'll see people drive up in 15 year old cars, many families struggling, etc. These people have all made a cognizant decision that creature comforts are not as important as a good education for their children and are willing to sacrifice for it.
SCOFLA strikes again.
Although I'm sure to disagree with the Court's reasoning, I'm a parent with kids in private school who does not want to see vouchers. The moment the government provides funding assistance to your private school it has given itself a reason to exercise some influence on every activitiy that happens at your school.
Yeah I know. I hate that I pay school taxes when I home schooled and my grandkids go to private school.
What's the Dover ruling?
I think you're both right. You guys are on the same wavelength today.
What horrible, horrible news, I bet the teachers Unions are rejoicing:
http://www.neoperspectives.com/charterschoolsexplained.htm
Thanks for the pdf. Now I can see they are playing word games.......
You need to read the bottom of the SC decision; take note of the people who worked to get this overturned. ACLU, Anti Defamation League and more. Then decide who you agree with...
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