Va private school legislation

[Anonymous]

Vouchers suck. Stop the vultures from trying to suck the money out of public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a great bill and contacted my lawmaker to show my support.

When you consider the ways the tax law privileges the “donations” to the so-called scholarship funds that fund these programs, it’s not unreasonable to expect that: (1) taxpayers are entitled to know whether they are getting any return at all on their massive investments; and (2) and the parents get some assurance that their kids are getting at least an equal education.

Others smarter than me have written about how these programs are plagued with massive grift and are more of a handout to the wealthy than a hand up to the poor. But the best part is the schools that want to continue to discriminate and do nothing other than produce “stay sweet” girls and boys who believe Jesus rode dinosaurs can still do that - they just can’t get any sort of publicly advantaged funds to do so.

If you need SOLs to tell you whether your kids are getting "at least an equal education" to the public schools, you are not sending your kids to the right school. Even a middle of the road independent school here is superior to all but the very top publics and the only public remotely competitive with the top privates is TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richers should pay their taxes and quit worrying about one upping everyone and just try to live in harmony. Life should not be about constant wars and such.

Poorers should stop concerning themselves with the affairs of others and focus on not being poor.

[Anonymous]

Interesting that the bill would prohibit discrimination based on socioeconomic status. Given the price of some of the private schools in Virginia, it feels like a stretch to say that they don't discriminate based on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting that the bill would prohibit discrimination based on socioeconomic status. Given the price of some of the private schools in Virginia, it feels like a stretch to say that they don't discriminate based on that.

Weird argument. No one has a “right” to a luxury product. Tesla isn’t discriminating against you because you can only afford a used Ford or have to take the bus. Whole Foods isn’t discriminating against you because you have to shop at Dollar Tree.

[Anonymous]

I think vouchers are positive. I think there should be a salary cap on them. DC all attended private school, full pay. Even though it was a stretch for us, I am grateful we were able to offer that as an option. I wish other families could make the best choice for their DC and 2/3 of tuition would make it available to them. We does anyone else care where parents choose to send DC for school?