We wouldn't even be having this discussion if government schools were safe places where kids really learned stuff.SCOTUS ruled in 2002 that school vouchers were legal if the school's program is secular.That does address an interesting point. Why do we insist that only education funding be completely stripped of any religious impact?IF that's the case then we better abolish welfare and Social Security since recipients might put some of the money in the collection basket.
Simple: It's just an excuse to shoot down vouchers. The Supreme Court has already ruled that vouchers given to religious schools do not violate the First Amendment. It's a bogus issue. Anyone who uses it simply doesn't like vouchers because he's a tool of the NEA and the ATF.
Their academic programs are secular. The religious components can be separated out into separate classes that voucher students don't have to take.
For the record, I couldn't give a crap if vouchers are used to teach kids religion, so long as they get a good education in the basics. Only liberal get hysterical about vouchers being used in religious schools. Parents have the right to educate their kids the way they want, within reason.
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the voucher program violates the Louisiana constitution. The court ruled that state educational funds could not be diverted to private schools. This means that the legislature must fund the voucher program separately from education funds.
It's distinction without a difference. If they a create a voucher program and a significant share of students take advantage of it, they they can reduce public school funding by an equivalent amount. The funds are simply entries in a ledger.
I'm always amused by liberals who think they're going to stamp out religious education by not allowing it in schools. Do they honestly think the parents who send their kids to school to get a religious education aren't going to teach them that stuff anyway?