ACLJ: Supreme Court Should Not Exclude Religious Schools in Ohio Voucher Case.Business Editors & Legal Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 The American Center The American Center is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27. The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a school voucher A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate by which parents are given the ability to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school (UK state school) to which they were assigned. case in Ohio represents "a critical opportunity" to uphold the constitutionality of school vouchers school vouchers, government grants aimed at improving education for the children of low-income families by providing school tuition that can be used at public or private schools. and should not result in religious schools being targeted for exclusion. "The Supreme Court has decided to tackle one of the most high-profile and significant church-state issues of the day," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) , which will file a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court asking the court to uphold the constitutionality of the Ohio program. "This is a critical opportunity for the high court to uphold the constitutionality of school vouchers. It is our position that the Ohio program reflects a constitutionally sound method to provide funding for school choice. This is not about funding religion - but providing parents with an opportunity to select the kind of education they prefer. Religious schools should not be singled out and targeted for exclusion in this arena." The Supreme Court today agreed to decide whether a voucher program in Cleveland - which provides tuition vouchers that can be used at private or parochial schools parochial school (pərō`kēəl), school supported by a religious body. In the United States such schools are maintained by a number of religious groups, including Lutherans, Seventh-day Adventists, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and that participate in the program - is constitutional. The Ohio Supreme Court approved the program, but a federal appeals court struck it down. The American Center for Law and Justice is an international public interest law firm that focuses on constitutional issues and specializes in religious liberty work. The ACLJ is headquartered in Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km). , VA and the web site address is www.aclj.org. |
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