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Some background:
The Texas Senate is yet again trying to defund our public schools by bringing back the same voucher scheme that failed during the Regular Legislative Session. Senate Bill 1 would allocate $8,000 of community funds to pay for private schools and other educational expenses, diverting much-needed taxpayer money from our public schools that provide services to millions of Texas students.
Public schools accept all students, regardless of who they are or their background. But voucher schemes divert public tax dollars to private and religious schools that can deny admission or educational services to any student, including students with disabilities, students from different religious faiths, or students or parents who are LGBTQIA+. Legislators must not allow private schools to discriminate while taking our tax dollars.
Sign our petition to tell our legislators that they have the responsibility to fully fund our neighborhood public schools, not subsidize tuition for wealthy families at exclusive private and religious schools that pick and choose who they will enroll. Sign by 2 p.m. on Tuesday so we can deliver the petition to the Capitol on Wednesday morning!
In the fight for Texas students,
