S.C. rushing to defund public education

[Nevilledog]

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@SureReality
And here it is. Their GQP goal is to defund public schools, subsidize private schools, make them unaffordable for many, and then teach religion.

South Carolina is moving fast.

Sen. Mike Fanning
@FanningforSC
Public-$-to-Private-Schools-Voucher Bill Approved 3-2 by Senate Ed Subcommittee. As amended, S935 will take $113.5 million directly FROM Local Public Schools & send $ (thru state account) to Private Schools. T
Bill now heads to full Senate Education Committee as soon as next week
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9:08 AM · Feb 18, 2022

[Irish_Dem]

1. Same thing Hitler did to kids in Germany.

[jimfields33]

5. This is strange

Public schools are funded by homeowners in districts the schools are located. How does the state defund all those districts?

[Irish_Dem]

6. Public schools are funded by local, state, federal monies.

[jimfields33]

8. Probably only need locally pay.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Proprty taxes are only a part of the funding for schools.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Nazi education seemed to be all about central control of the curriculum, textbooks, and teachers

not about privatisation at all. Or religion (these say religion became less important):

https://www.britannica.com/topic/education/Nazi-Germany
https://spartacus-educational.com/GEReducation.htm
https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/life-in-nazi-occupied-europe/controlling-everyday-life/controlling-education/
https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/nazi-education/

I'm struggling to see the Hitler comparison here.

[Irish_Dem]

14. The end goal is the same. Central control of education.

The end goal is power, control and messaging.
Children will only be taught the party line.



Just substitute the word GOP for Nazi and you will see my point.

The only reason for GOP privatization is to control what is being taught to children.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. No, the reason for privatization is profit.

It's harder to control what private schools teach - even the religious ones can go with Young Earth Creationism, Catholicism, acceptance or denial of evolution, and so on.

[Irish_Dem]

16. The GOP is not trying to control teachers, curriculum, etc.????

Not trying to ban books, fire teachers, etc.??

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Not with this, no

This is to push taxpayer money to GOP supporters and boosters who run private schools. As I said, it's actually harder to control private schools.

Hitler comparisons don't always work.

[DAngelo136]

2. But Meanwhile...

We're having debates over how "Defund The Police" sounds to the electorate.

[moose65]

3. Yep

Our candidates need to tar every Republican with the "Defund the Public Schools" or "Cancel the Public Schools" label. Let them be on the defensive for once!

[Takket]

4. how can a private school get public money?

Private schools shouldn't even be allowed to get public money. Fund yourselves!

[Irish_Dem]

7. Through voucher programs. Taxpayer pays for private schools.

[melm00se]

10. South Carolina state constitution

talks specifically about public education:

“System of free public schools and other public institutions of learning.

The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public schools open to all children in the State and shall establish, organize and support such other public institutions of learning, as may be desirable.” S.C. Const. art. XI, § 3.

The state's general assembly is required to fund public schools so SureReality is not being honest about defunding but rather playing to the crowd, especially an out of state crowd who lacks the basic knowledge of the South Carolina state constitution.

It is highly unlikely that the this voucher system would survive a court challenge:

"Direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions prohibited.

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" S.C. Const. art. XI, § 4

[onethatcares]

11. I don't know their ranking but

everytime I pass thru that state on my way elsewhere I wonder how people can be so damn dumb. If it wasn't for Charleston Naval Base and whatever other taxpayer funded employment they'd all be picking sandspurs outa their asses and going no where. Whoops, they aren't going anywhere fast no matter.

[melm00se]

12. If your experience is just off I-95

your experience is extremely limited.

Go to the areas where Clemson, University of South Carolina, Furman University and Wofford College (not to mention a lot of the Charleston metro area) are and the South Carolina you think you know just disappears.