Since 2011, the Knox County Board of Education has passed at least four resolutions opposing school voucher legislation.
Regardless of the name being used school voucher programs divert PUBLIC tax dollars to PRIVATE organizations, with substandard requirements and an overall lack of oversight. Instead of propping up private enterprises (many of which have been tied to legislators’ campaigns), PUBLIC funds should be used to support our PUBLIC schools.
The failure of our legislature to fully support public schools is a failure to uphold the state constitution, as well as an ethical and moral failure.
Links to resolutions by the Knox County Board of Education, in opposition to school vouchers, are below.
Knox County Schools 2018-19 Resolution:
(This resolution opposes any scheme that would use public funds to pay for private school tuition, including, but not limited to vouchers, tax credits, education savings, opportunity scholarships, or any similar terms.)
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Resolution-18-003-Opposing-School-Vouchers
Knox County Schools 2017 Resolution:
If your browser does not support reading this PDF, it can be downloaded, HERE.
2017-Resolution-in-Opposition-to-Vouchers
Knox County Schools 2015 Resolution:
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2015-Resolution-in-Opposition-to-Vouchers-3-4-2015
Knox County Schools 2011 Resolution:
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2011-Anti-voucher-resolution_2
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