First District Court of Appeals strikes down school vouchers.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Independent Women’s Forum decries today’s decision by the First District Court of Appeals in Florida that strikes down the state law allowing children in failing schools to receive vouchers to attend a school of their parents’ choice.

The 2-1 decision by the First District Court upholds a 2002 ruling by a trial judge who claimed the Opportunity Scholarship program violates the separation between church and state since parents can use the vouchers to send their children to a religious school. Fortunately, students can still receive the vouchers pending a final appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.