Vouchers killed by South Carolina Supreme Court
You can’t use public money to fund private or religious schools.
By a 3-2 margin, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the words in the South Carolina Constitution actually mean what they say.
The words in question?
No money shall be paid from public funds nor shall the credit of the State or any of its political subdivisions be used for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution.
Yep. That’s it.
The surprise is not that the majority agreed with the plain language. Rather, it’s surprising that these word could be read in such a way as to allow state money to flow to anything other than public schools in South Carolina.
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