Moscow School District votes 4-1 to join lawsuit challenging Idaho House Bill 93

The Moscow School District Board of Trustees voted 4–1 on Sept. 16 to authorize the district to join as a petitioner in multi‑party litigation challenging Idaho House Bill 93, the parental choice tax credit, and directed the superintendent to execute an engagement letter with attorney Holly Troxell with suggested edits.

Board members said the aim of the action is to seek a court ruling on whether the tax‑credit program conflicts with the Idaho Constitution and to prevent state funds from being distributed to private schools before the constitutionality question is resolved. The board’s vote followed 90 minutes of discussion about likely enrollment and fiscal impacts, the legal basis for a challenge and the practical implications of joining the suit.

The motion, read aloud during the meeting, authorizes the district "to join as a petitioner in litigation challenging House Bill 93, filing of the petition substantially in the form presented to the board and filing of other necessary memoranda, briefs and pleadings in furtherance of said litigation," and directs the superintendent to "execute all appropriate documents and take all necessary steps in furtherance of the foregoing, including but not limited…