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Public speakers and committee urge Oakwood Board to join lawsuit challenging Ohio voucher expansion
Summary
A public commenter and a board committee urged Oakwood Board of Education to join a statewide lawsuit challenging Ohio’s EdChoice universal voucher expansion, citing a recent Franklin County court ruling and state funding disparities; the board directed staff to draft language for an October vote.
Ashley Tallman, a former public school teacher and president emeritus of the Smith PTO, told the Oakwood Board of Education at its Sept. 8 meeting that she and Oakwood Advocates for Public Education want the district to join a statewide lawsuit challenging Ohio’s EdChoice universal voucher expansion. "We urge you to join the lawsuit while there's still a public education system in the state to save," Tallman said during public comment.
A board committee that researched the issue read a recent court ruling in Franklin County and described three counts on which Judge Paige found the voucher program unconstitutional, according to the committee's presentation: (1) by creating…
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