Voucher schools discriminate against LGBTQ+, disabilities
The school sought to join the voucher program in , submitting materials indicating it would deny enrollment to voucher students who were gay or transgender. Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. 
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Parents Suing State Claim Voucher Program Could Alienate Gay, Trans Students The same judge who ruled against the state of Wyoming on funding public education has been assigned to a lawsuit challenging school vouchers. Some parents in the lawsuit claim vouchers can alienate “queer,” transgender and nonbinary students. This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. One was the cheerleading captain and National Honor Society inductee; the other a basketball player, homecoming queen and student council member.
Parents Suing State Claim Voucher Program Could Alienate Gay
In , a sophomore at Fox Valley Lutheran High School asked Gov. Tony Evers’ office for help after two gay students were allegedly banned from sports for being in a relationship. The private school receives public funding through Wisconsin’s voucher, or “school choice,” programs. Florida lawmakers have been on a school-censorship tear lately, trying to ban books, scrub history lessons and muzzle teachers. That debate will probably rage on. Some Florida schools take public money, refuse to serve gay
LGBT Students & Parents Private schools that accept taxpayer-funded vouchers often deny admission to LGBT students and students with LGBT parents. In addition, many teach anti-LGBT curriculum. A study of a Georgia tuition tax credit program found that “at least private schools [participating in the program] have explicit anti-gay policies or belong to associations that condemn. The same judge who ruled against the state of Wyoming on funding public education has been assigned to a lawsuit challenging school vouchers. June 17, 5 min read. 
School vouchers further anti
Voucher Programs: These programs provide students and families with direct government funding to pay for private school tuition. Such programs are perhaps the clearest example of public education funding being used to support private education. You can quickly leave this website by pressing the Escape key three times, or tapping three times quickly on mobile. These programs primarily fund private religious schools that can sanction discrimination.
Covenants to Discriminate
51 of the private schools that received public voucher dollars last year do not approve of LGBTQ students, The State’s review found. . 
Many Wisconsin voucher schools are hostile to their LGBTQ
School vouchers blatantly and harmfully underwrite discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community. .
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The majority reported hearing anti-LGBTQ+ remarks from peers and about half reported verbal harassment for their sexual or gender identity at school. The Wisconsin Public School System has a supportive LGBTQ+ policy for families and students, but voucher schools are not subject to the same anti-discrimination laws. .