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Sycamore SAC recommends joining "Vouchers Hurt Ohio" lawsuit; board debates levy risk and costs
Summary
A Sycamore Advisory Committee presentation urged the Sycamore School District to join the statewide "Vouchers Hurt Ohio" lawsuit, citing sharp local increases in voucher recipients and potential long‑term funding impacts; board members questioned the sample size, legal costs and potential effect on future levies.
Members of the Sycamore Advisory Committee told the school board that they recommend Sycamore join the "Vouchers Hurt Ohio" lawsuit, saying recent EdChoice expansion has shifted billions in state dollars to private schools and may reduce state funding for public students.
The committee’s presentation said voucher recipients in Sycamore rose from about 18 students to roughly 577 after the statewide eligibility expansion and reported that many voucher recipients are not low‑income. “We have seen because of EdChoice expansion that in Sycamore there's a 3,000% increase in the students that are receiving vouchers that live within our school district,” SAC member Kelly Tedesco said during the presentation.
The SAC framed three core arguments for joining the lawsuit: to defend public‑school funding, to signal to families that the district is fighting for state dollars, and to hold private…
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