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Public commenter urges Union County Board to oppose vouchers, press state for school funding and teacher raises
Summary
At a Union County Board of Education meeting, a public commenter urged the board to oppose school vouchers and to press state legislators to fund public education and teacher pay, noting uncertainty about the state budget and potential federal funding actions.
Jen Sanders, a resident and public commenter, urged the Union County Board of Education to press state legislators to oppose school vouchers and to prioritize funding for public schools and teacher pay. "Vouchers are detrimental to public education," Sanders said during the public-comment portion of the meeting. She also warned that children who use vouchers may be unable to afford rising private-school tuition and would return to public schools without funding that follows the child.
Sanders said the state budget had not been passed and added that "our teachers who were potentially gonna have a raise will not have a raise most likely before school starts." She asked the board collectively to remind legislators of the importance of funding public education and of paying teachers.
Sanders also raised concerns about federal actions, saying they could withhold funding from states over policy disagreements. That point was made as part of her broader appeal that local officials keep advocating for reliable school funding.
The remarks were made during the meeting’s public-comment period; the board took no formal action on vouchers or on the funding issues raised during Sanders’ comment. No statutes, ordinances, or other legal authorities were cited by Sanders during her remarks.
