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Muslim parents, private schools sue Texas over exclusion of Islamic institutions in voucher program

  • 1.  Muslim parents, private schools sue Texas over exclusion of Islamic institutions in voucher program

    Posted 2 days ago

    Four Muslim parents and three private schools have sued Texas leaders for excluding Islamic private schools from participating in the state's private school voucher program. The two federal lawsuits ask the court to block the voucher program from discriminating on the basis of religion. The first suit, filed March 1 by a parent acting on behalf of two children who attend a Houston private school, names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Education Commissioner Mike Morath as defendants. A second suit filed March 11 by three parents and three schools names Hancock and Mary Katherine Stout, education savings account program manager, as defendants.

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    Michael Spurlin
    ATPE
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