This will be an interesting case to watch.
Officials at a private school say the more than $100,000 they’re paying to bus its 70 students could be better spent on academics, and they’ve filed a federal lawsuit to get Milwaukee Public Schools to cover the costs.
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St. Joan’s is represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (W.I.L.L.), which says busing costs are an issue for the 27,000 kids in the Milwaukee Choice program.
“This is a justice issue,” said Paul Gessner, SJA’s Head of School. “Our kids really deserve to have safe and reliable transportation to and from school. That’s why we’re doing this.”
The state Constitution calls out transportation to school as a right:
Transportation of school children. Section 23. [As created April 1967] Nothing in this constitution shall prohibit the legislature from providing for the safety and welfare of children by providing for the transportation of children to and from any parochial or private school or institution of learning. [1965 J.R. 46, 1967 J.R. 13, vote April 1967]
No, I don’t think that should be in the constitution, but it is. But WILL is suing in federal court, so it is unclear to me what basis they are suing under. Like I said, it will be interesting to watch.
Good Job on part of WILL.
MPS should not be violating a constitutional right.
Liberals love to violate constitutional rights, it seems.
Go to the annotated version of that section. The trial judge may place great weight on the word “may”. Nothing in the WI constitution says that public schools “shall” transport private school children, but says they “may” use public funds.
The constitution itself does not have word “may”. It is worded that the legislature, and that includes creatures of state legislature….school boards, “shall” not prevent this right.
Nor does it have the word “require” or “right”.
Nord, I see we have a reading problem again….
“Nothing in this constitution shall prohibit the legislature from providing for the safety and welfare of children by providing for the transportation of children to and from any parochial or private school or institution of learning.”
No legislature….that includes creature of legislatures, school boards, SHALL prohibit from providing this.
School Boards that refuse to provide this are violating this section.
Glad we have comapssionate organizations like WILL suing these liberal hate organizations like MPS.
No they aren’t, this section prohibits the prohibition, but makes no case for “requiring” that public districts pay for the transport of private school students. That is why the annotated version is so handy.
Bitch, please. Kevin mopped the floor with your white nationalist troll ass.
Man up and leave.
It seems our troll is having the same comprehension issue that was on full display in the other discussion regarding the Project Labor Agreement Bill. He still thinks that bill takes away local municipalities power.