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Amendment to let funding 'follow' students fails after heated House debate
Summary
Delegates debated a school‑choice amendment to House Bill 534 that would have allowed state funds to follow students in '1‑star' schools to private or military boarding schools; the amendment was rejected on a roll call (93‑negative). Supporters cited long‑running literacy and safety concerns in some districts; opponents said the change was outside the bill’s subject and should be handled as a separate measure.
A proposal to let state education funding 'follow' students trapped in chronically failing schools failed in the House of Delegates on Feb. 27 after an extended floor debate and a roll‑call vote.
The amendment, offered by the delegate from Calvert County, would have allowed a student attending a public school with a 1‑star rating for three consecutive years to take equivalent funds to a nonpublic school of the family's choice — including, the sponsor said, military boarding schools for students…
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