UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio-The Upper Arlington City Schools Board of Education decided to join a lawsuit aiming to eliminate Ohio’s EdChoice private school voucher program, despite Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s opposition. Husted, who played a role in creating the program in 2005, argued in a letter that the program’s legality was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. The lawsuit contends that funding private school vouchers violates the state constitution’s requirement for equitable public education. Husted warned that the lawsuit could waste taxpayer money and disrupt educational choices for families, especially those with special needs students.
Another Ohio school district joins EdChoice lawsuit, despite Lt. Gov.’s attempt to dissuade
