That's the way it originally worked in Wisconsin, yes. However, a later revision to the law, which brought it before the Supreme Court again, actually did not work in the way which you describe. (Below emphasis mine.)
Fourth, the legislature amended the original MPCP so that the State, rather than paying participating schools directly, is required to pay the aid to each participating student's parent or guardian. Under the amended MPCP, the State shall "send the check to the private school," and the parent or guardian shall "restrictively endorse the check for the use of the private school." Id. at § 4006m. Fifth, the amended MPCP places an additional limitation on the amount the State will pay to each parent or guardian. Under the amended MPCP, the State will pay the lesser of the MPS per student state aid under Wis. Stat. § 121.08 or the private school's "operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational programming" as determined by the State. See id. The amended MPCP does not restrict the uses to which the private schools can put the state aid. Sixth, the legislature repealed the limitation that no more than 65 percent of a private school's enrollment consist of program participants. See id. at § 4003. Finally, the legislature added an "opt-out" provision prohibiting a private school from requiring "a student attending the private school under this section to participate in any religious activity if the pupil's parent or guardian submits to the teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the pupil be exempt from such activities." Id. at § 4008e.3
So, I guess what I'm saying is, I guess there is a way the .gov is just going to hand out checks to parents!
Wisconsin is the case I was thinking of. The Supreme Court* ruled that the fact that parents were going to send their kids to private schools that had a religious nature was not enough to prevent school vouchers from being Constitutional.
EDIT: The WISCONSIN Supreme Court. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, so the WSC decision stands.
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Date: 2008-04-02 05:51 pm (UTC)So, I guess what I'm saying is, I guess there is a way the .gov is just going to hand out checks to parents!
Wisconsin is the case I was thinking of. The Supreme Court* ruled that the fact that parents were going to send their kids to private schools that had a religious nature was not enough to prevent school vouchers from being Constitutional.
EDIT: The WISCONSIN Supreme Court. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, so the WSC decision stands.