(AP)Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other proponents of school voucher programs
are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said a Lutheran church was wrongly
denied a state grant for its preschool playground. But opponents say the ruling
is far from an endorsement of the use of public money for religious schools.The court, by a 7-2 vote, sided with Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia,
Missouri. It sought a state grant for a soft surface on its preschool
playground.
are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said a Lutheran church was wrongly
denied a state grant for its preschool playground. But opponents say the ruling
is far from an endorsement of the use of public money for religious schools.The court, by a 7-2 vote, sided with Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia,
Missouri. It sought a state grant for a soft surface on its preschool
playground.
DeVos says that as a result of the decision programs designed to help students
will no longer be discriminated against by the government based solely on
religious affiliation.
But American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says the ruling
“cannot be read” as clearing the way for an expansion of vouchers.
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