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Talawanda trustees warned of looming state bills on vouchers, DEI and student-immigration reporting
Summary
Board legislative liaison warned the district faces multiple statewide proposals — including a funding penalty tied to a voucher lawsuit, a DEI restriction for K–12, and a bill to report student immigration status — and said the board will closely monitor developments when the legislature returns after the May 5 primary.
Mister Wyatt, the board’s legislative liaison, told the Talawanda City School District Board of Education on April 16 that a slate of state bills could materially affect the district, from funding to student privacy.
“In 2023, Ohio created the largest school voucher program in America,” Wyatt said, framing the controversy that gave rise to litigation. A Franklin County judge last year ruled that program unconstitutional; Wyatt said the case is now in appeals and that House Bill 671 would give the state authority to cut foundation funding for any district that continues to participate in that lawsuit,…
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