No Means No
Utah School Board Votes not to Implement Vouchers
By Tracy Medley, 5-29-07
In a bold move, the Utah State School Board, in an emergency session voted not to implement the private school voucher law as it currently stands, going against the advice of the State Attorney General and official legal council for the board Mark Shurtleff.
Shurtleff made his opinion clear from the beginning, issuing a letter to the board weeks ago where he all but threatened them to go forward with a seminal version of the bill currently under referendum and awaiting a public vote. All leaning from the Attorney General aside, the board refused to apply the earlier and sketchier voucher bill in an effort to force the issue to the public table sooner rather than later.
“This to me is the way to get it before a court and get it heard by somebody who can make a decision so we can go forward,” board member Denis Morrill told The Salt Lake Tribune.
The board voted 10-4 to issue their refusal order.
For more on the voucher debate, head on over to The Utah Amicus.
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Comments
If I had a hamburger joint and my competitor across the steet offered to do that for me, I'd sign up on the deal and shut my doors. Just send me the check please.
Public education is a sham, and a shame. No taxation for socialization, indoctrination and dumbing down the herd. After we let this become acceptable, the herd managers have what they want: docile, compliant, dependent, cowed citizenry ready for the next step: Thinning the herd.
Hey you intrepid, creative lefty liberals! Don't let the fascist elitists do this to you! Go write some books and teach your own kids what they need to know to stay free.
Hey you comfy conforming rightwing patriots! Write new books and teach your kids what they need to know to be free!