Florida may hand out school vouchers to bullied students
January 24, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida students who get bullied may get taxpayer help to attend a private school.
A Senate panel on Monday voted for a bill that would allow students who are victims of bullying, physical attack, robbery and other types of violence to move to a different public school or receive a private school voucher.
The legislation (SB 1172) is a top priority of House Speaker Richard Corcoran and a similar bill (HB 1) is already moving through the Republican-controlled House.
Democrats on the Senate Education Committee voted against the bill. Several said they were concerned abou...
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