Governor Bobby Jindal’s Private School Tuition Vouchers Ruled Unconstitutional

Governor Bobby Jindal had a voucher program in place that used tax dollars from public schools and allocated them for use in private school tuitions with these vouchers. It was ruled earlier today that it is unconstitutional. What do you think? Keep reading for details.

From Yahoo!

State Judge Tim Kelley said Friday that the program improperly diverts money allocated through the state's public school funding formula to private schools. He also said it unconstitutionally diverts local tax dollars to private schools.

Kelley ruled in a lawsuit backed by teacher unions and school boards seeking to shut down the voucher program.

The state education department and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education said the programs were funded and created in line with the constitution.

It was not immediately clear how the ruling would affect more than 4,900 students now enrolled in 117 private schools with taxpayer dollars.

 

What do you think about the vouchers? Good? Bad?