Jeanetta Williams: 'Our teachers deserve our support, but pulling funding from the public schools to support private schools is not supportive of teachers or students in our public schools.'
Students and teachers from East High School, walk out of school to protest the HB15 voucher bill, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.The Salt Lake City Branch of the NAACP strongly opposed HB215, which diverts public funds from public schools for use in private schools, including religious schools, or for home-schooling.
Private schools, especially private religious schools, should not receive taxpayer dollars to fund student tuition. Vouchers create a funding scheme that cuts against the separation of church and state and dilutes the school funding for our public schools. The Salt Lake City NAACP has worked tirelessly for years to oppose the reallocation of public funds to private schools, particularly as part of its effort to support a 2007 referendum that resulted in 62% of voters in 27 of 29 counties coming out in opposition to school vouchers.
And while we wholeheartedly support raises for public school teachers, who work tirelessly to ensure our children receive a quality education, those raises should not be tied to the removal of taxpayer funds to support private schools. Our teachers deserve our support, but pulling funding from the public schools to support private schools is not supportive of teachers or students in our public schools.
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