A court fight will decide whether a group of Republican lawmakers and Catholic school parents can challenge Michigan’s ban on public money for private schools.
The group wants to become part of a legal fight over reimbursing private schools for state mandates related to health and safety. School officials and the ACLU say that violates the state constitution’s ban on any taxpayer money going to private or religious schools.
ACLU attorney Dan Korobkin.
“There’s a lot at stake when it comes to whether our public dollars should be used for public schools or private schools.”
The group that wants to join the lawsuit as defendants argues Michigan’s ban on money for private schools violates religious freedom rights and the equal protection clause of the US Constitution. The initial lawsuit is on hold while the state Court of Appeals decides who can be part of it.