Georgia Senate Dems Who Voted Against School Choice Bill Sent Their Kids To Private Schools

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Georgia Senate Dems Who Voted Against School Choice Bill Sent Their Kids To Private Schools


Chrissy Clark
Contributor
March 09, 2022 7:47 PM ET


Three of the four members of the Georgia Senate Education Committee who voted against a school choice bill sent their children to private schools, the Daily Caller uncovered.

Democratic state Sens. Elana Parent, Lester Jackson, Sonya Halpern and Freddie Sims voted against the “Georgia Educational Freedom Act,” which would allow families to take their child’s educational dollars to private schools and tutoring programs. Parents could spend that money on instructional materials, educational therapies and online learning programs for their children as well.

The bill is considered one of the most expansive school choice bills in the nation, according to school choice experts.

Sens. Parent, Jackson and Halpern admitted that they send their children to private schools while voting against legislation that could expand access to such schools. Parent told the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2021 that she sent her child to private school and believes the “public shouldn’t pay for it just because he has ADHD.”

Jackson sent his son Lester Jackson IV to Savannah Country Day School, according to an article from the Savannah Tribune. Tuition at Savannah Country Day costs approximately $22,000 per year. The legislation that Jackson vetoed could lower the cost to $16,000 per year for students.

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[Kamaji]

Hypocrisy from liberals.  How very unoriginal.

[Hoodat]

These Dems don't want their kids going to the same schools as poor kids.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Typical ... compulsory social engineering with other people's children.

They did the same thing in the 1970s with fored busing ... took away school choice from working class families while they sent their own children to private schools.

[Hoodat]

Typical ... compulsory social engineering with other people's children.

They did the same thing in the 1970s with fored busing ... took away school choice from working class families while they sent their own children to private schools.

I heard Neal Boortz explain it this way:

If a Conservative is against guns, then he/she won't buy a gun.
If a Liberal is against guns, then he/she will make it illegal for everyone to own a gun.

If a Conservative is in favor of wearing Covid masks, then he/she will wear a Covid mask.
If a Liberal is in favor of wearing Covid masks, then he/she will force everyone to wear a Covid mask.

If a Conservative disagrees with something a person says on Twitter, then he/she will offer a reply or ignore it completely.
If a Liberal disagrees with something a person says on Twitter, then he/she will get it removed so that no one else can read it.