lilaprilshowers t1_jad3b9h wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by notandanafn7 in School choice bills aim to deny private schools public money by casewood123

This bill would hurt Long Trail more than MVCS. MVCS already gets no public funding and parents will send their kids there whether this bill passes or not, but roughly 2000 Vermont children who mostly attend secular education facilities may have to change schools.

notandanafn7 t1_jad6l96 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:20 PM

Yes. Similar to what someone posted below, the total number of students tuitioned out to religious schools across the entire state could fit in a small classroom. Like you said, these* schools existed before the Supreme Court decision and they’re going to continue to exist. These bills would significantly disrupt a couple thousand students and destroy a 150-year-old model of education in the service of making sure a dozen or so kids can’t use the system to attend religious schools. It’s a completely disproportionate response.

Edit: forgot a word

TheTowerBard t1_jadslyw wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:39 PM

Nope. Fund public schools. This is deranged.

sluttymcfuckstick t1_jaegjal wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:11 PM

If that's the way you want to go then you're going to see a huge increase in property tax cuz they're going to have to build schools for towns that don't have high schools

TheTowerBard t1_jaeu079 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:40 PM

Or we could just use the tax money we already pay on things that benefit our communities. We are the richest nation in the world. We are supposedly a Christian nation. Providing the absolute best education for all of our children should be a priority. We treat it as less than an afterthought. It’s shameful. And using money and/or taxes for why we can’t do something like this is a result of brainwashing.