The Lion They’re fighting back – and fighting back tears.
Families affected by the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to shut down a school choice program aren’t taking things lying down.
Following the surprising decision last week, which effects nearly 3,000 students who have already started school, parents and school choice advocates are telling their stories in hopes of swaying state lawmakers to make the changes necessary to save the school choice scholarships.
“We want the Senate in particular to realize these are real people, real families being affected,” says Wendy Damron, head of Palmetto Promise Institute, a strong proponent of the school choice bill which was signed into law last year. “The governor is willing; the House is willing; the Senate is dragging its feet.”
One reason for the urgency is that many of the 2,880 students enrolled in schools through the program will have to withdraw from their current schools unless financial provisions are made. The state had promised them $6,000 each, but the court’s decision came after the first $1,500 payment was made, effectively blocking the remaining payments, the next of which was due Oct. 15.
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