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Local Residents Stepping Up and Speaking Out Against Vouchers

October 15, 2024

Here’s an interesting story from Poland, Ohio, a southern suburb of Youngstown in the northeast part of the state. Read it here.

Stephen Hanzely has been going to his local school board meetings asking them to join our lawsuit.

Hanzely is a retired Youngstown State University Professor who started with a letter to the Poland school board on June 3.

He points out that the number of students in Poland taking vouchers has grown from 20 to 200 since Senate President Matt Huffman and state lawmakers made the EdChoice private school voucher program available to wealthy families in every part of the state.

The Poland school board members have placed the item on the agenda for their October 23 meeting.

Local voices matter.

In Upper Arlington earlier this year, the school board joined our lawsuit after a number of local residents formed a group and called, emailed and appeared before the board to explain why Vouchers Hurt Upper Arlington.

Vouchers Hurt Poland.

Vouchers Hurt all public schools, public school children, teachers, parents, taxpayers and our local communities because it is a ripoff for the rich and creates a separate and unequal system of schools.

We believe that is unconstitutional and that’s why we are suing the state.

Do you want to form a local group of people in your community to talk to your school board members about joining our historic lawsuit?

Email Bill Phillis at ohioeanda@sbcglobal.net to find out more.

Is your district part of our lawsuit? Check here.