Have strict guidelines for special education teachers, whereas private and Students withĭisabilities and their families must waive hard-won legal protections byĮnrolling in anything other than a public school.
Protections related to discipline and mandated help for behavioral issues.Īpplicable to parentally-placed private school students. If they are dissatisfied, they can go to a hearing. Required to be part of the team developing a student’s individualized education Schools are not subject to federal special education law and can deny services Weaken the rights of students with disabilities because private and non-public Offer a particular program requested.” (see HB 1800, pg 4, lines 19-23). The necessary facilities to meet the special needs of the student or does not Nonpublic school does not offer programs or is not structured or equipped with States that private schools do not have “to accept or retain a student if the Turzai’s voucher bill prevents religious or private schools from refusing toĪdmit students for almost any reason, including students with disabilities. Impact other school districts in Pennsylvania in the future.Ĭlick here to contact your state representative and ask him or her to OPPOSEġ800 gives “choice” to private/religious schools, not to families. The bill is also written in a way that could
GAUSSIAN 09W REV. A.02 SMP CRACKED FULL
We expect the state House Education Committee to take up HB 1800 on Monday, November 18 and it could see a full House vote later in the week.ġ800 passes, this expensive voucher program would drain up to $8.5 million out Public school districts accept and educate all children who come to their doors, as opposed to private and religious schools that can and do reject students for any number of reasons. Our local schools are the cornerstone of our communities and the only real option for most families. They allow for taxpayer-funded discrimination against vulnerable students and provide taxpayer-funded private school tuition subsidies to families that are already paying for their children’s private education on their own. Voucher programs undermine Pennsylvania’s ability to ensure every student in every community has equal access to public education. Students with disabilities and their families must waive hard-won legal protections by enrolling in anything other than a public school.Īdditionally, public schools have strict guidelines for special education teachers, whereas private and non-public schools can use different hiring standards. None of these protections are applicable to parentally-placed private school students. They have protections related to discipline and mandated help for behavioral issues. In public schools, parents are required to be part of the team developing a student’s individualized education program. Turzai’s voucher proposal would weaken the rights of students with disabilities because private and non-public schools are not subject to federal special education law and can deny services to students. In fact, the bill specifically states that private schools do not have “to accept or retain a student if the nonpublic school does not offer programs or is not structured or equipped with the necessary facilities to meet the special needs of the student or does not offer a particular program requested.” (see HB 1800, pg 4, lines 19-23). Nothing in Turzai’s voucher bill prevents religious or private schools from refusing to admit students for almost any reason, including because they have a disability. Like other voucher bills, HB 1800 gives “choice” to private/religious schools, not to families. Turzai’s HB 1800 would provide tuition vouchers worth up to $8,200 to students in the Harrisburg School District, including students who are already enrolled in a private school and can afford to pay tuition without a taxpayer-funded subsidy. Please click here to contact your state representative and ask him or her to OPPOSE House Bill 1800. The bill is also written in a way to expand vouchers to other school districts in Pennsylvania in the future. If HB 1800 passes, this expensive voucher program would drain up to $8.5 million out of the Harrisburg School District. It could see a full House vote later in the week. We expect the state House Education Committee to take up HB 1800 on Monday, November 18.
State Representative Mike Turzai, Betsy DeVos’ ideological soul mate, recently introduced a school voucher bill (House Bill 1800) that would create a costly school voucher experiment in the Harrisburg School District, just when the district is beginning to recover from years of financial crisis. Published by EDVOPA on NovemNovember 15, 2019 PA School Voucher Vote Scheduled for Monday, November 18
0 kommentar(er)
