Groups challenging the constitutionality of a pilot school voucher program in Douglas County, Colorado have asked the judge for an injunction halting the program while the lawsuit is being heard. The ACLU, AU and the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado filed a motion this week arguing that religious schools stand to receive significant taxpayer funds soon in preparation for the upcoming school year.
“Once the money is illegally diverted away from public schools, the bell can’t be unrung,” said Gregory M. Lipper, attorney for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, one of the plaintiffs.
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“If the voucher program is not stopped, the Douglas County School District will funnel over $3,000,000 in public funds it receives from the Colorado Department of Education to private schools in direct violation … of the Colorado Constitution, and the Public School Finance Act,” the motion states.
You can read the motion here (pdf).
