Maine Sued Over New Limits On Religious Schools In Tuition Payment Program

Religion Clause ^ | 6/15/23 | Howard Friedman

[marshmallow]

On Tuesday, a Catholic school in Maine and parents who would like to send their children to that school under Maine's tuition payment program for students from districts without public high schools filed suit in a Maine federal district court challenging new restrictions which the Maine legislature imposed on schools participating in the tuition payment program. The complaint (full text) in St. Dominic Academy v. Makin, (D ME, filed 6/13/2023), contends that the legislature enacted the new provisions to exclude religious schools after the U.S. Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin invalidated a requirement that participating schools be nonsectarian. The complaint explains:

Among other things, Maine:

• Imposed a new religious neutrality requirement on schools, stating that “to the extent that an educational institution permits religious expression, it cannot discriminate between religions in so doing”;

• Imposed a new religious nondiscrimination requirement on schools; and.......

[Tacrolimus1mg]

Again, huh?

[No name given]

Typical blue state madness.

[peggybac]

I’ve never been to Maine but am obsessed with Maine Cabin Masters. It’s such a beautiful state.

[jackibutterfly]

OK, I give up. WHAT is Maine Cabin Masters??

[SuperLuminal]

They never stop..
They never leave a stone unturned in their efforts to add more links to our chains...

[peggybac]

I’m sorry. It’s a TV show on the Magnolia station (use to be the DIY station). A group of Mainers fix up cabins on lakes throughout the state. I love the cast and what they do to the properties with a smaller budget than most of the shows. Plus, they are all conservatives, I think! https://mainecabinmasters.com/

[Bob434]

“• Removed the religious exemption that had previously allowed religious (but “nonsectarian”) schools to handle sensitive issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity in a way that reflected their faith commitments....”

So in other words- these religious schools have to accept homosexuals and lesbians and trannies etc in violation of their religious beliefs now?

[hinckley buzzard]

Spent four years in college up there. The local talent is among the most dullwitted of any in the country. Ayuh.

[BigJimSportCamper]

No surprise. When you get state money you get state rules.
“he who pays the piper calls the tune.’

[dfwgator]

Take the King’s Coin, do the King’s Bidding.

[1Old Pro]

Public schools, what could go wrong has gone wrong and it’s all you might suspect. The government just is ripe for corruption and poor products.

[jackibutterfly]

"It’s a TV show on the Magnolia station (use to be the DIY station). A group of Mainers fix up cabins on lakes throughout the state. I love the cast and what they do to the properties with a smaller budget than most of the shows."

Thanks so much for responding. I've always liked shows like that, starting with Trading Spaces. They're so fascinating, how they can come up with their ideas.