Kentucky Supreme Court to Take Up Charter School Case
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The court will consider whether a funding mechanism for charter schools is constitutional.
The Kentucky Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of a state law focused on charter schools. House Bill 9, passed in 2022, created a funding mechanism for charter schools by requiring funds to be diverted from local school districts. A Circuit Court Judge ruled the law violates Kentucky's Constitution because it allows public money to fund non-public schools.
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Kentucky Supreme Court to Take Up Charter School Case
Clip: Season 4 Episode 42 | 45sVideo has Closed Captions
The Kentucky Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of a state law focused on charter schools. House Bill 9, passed in 2022, created a funding mechanism for charter schools by requiring funds to be diverted from local school districts. A Circuit Court Judge ruled the law violates Kentucky's Constitution because it allows public money to fund non-public schools.
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House Bill nine was passed in 2022.
It created a funding mechanism for charter schools by requiring funds be diverted from local school districts to fund two charter school pilot projects, one in Jefferson County and another in northern Kentucky.
Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Philip Sheppard ruled House Bill nine violated Kentucky's constitution because it allows public money to fund nonpublic schools.
The Kentucky Attorney General's Office maintains charter schools are a new form of public schools established by the Kentucky General Assembly.
The state's highest court is set to take up the case on September the 11th.
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