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madfloridian
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December 1, 2012
Jindal's remarks on the voucher ruling. Calls it is travesty.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/11/30/la-judge-bobby-jindal-school-voucher-program-unconstitutional/Jindal (R-La.), who is frequently touted as a potential contender in the 2016 Republican presidential race, pushed the legislation through the states legislature in April. Two statewide teachers associations and a group of school boards filed legal challenges shortly thereafter.
Jindal said in a statement Friday afternoon that he would appeal the ruling.
In addition to the lawsuits, the program was criticized for letting students attend religious schools that teach Young Earth Creationism the belief that the universe is no older than 10,000 years.
Todays ruling is wrong-headed and a travesty for parents across Louisiana who want nothing more than for their children to have an equal opportunity at receiving a great education, Jindal said. This ruling changes nothing for the students currently in the program. All along, we expected this to be decided by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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