Not all opponents of school choice are liberal: fundamentalists commonly oppose school choice (specifically, the use of vouchers for private schools) out of concern that it would give the government the legal right to dictate what the school -- and, possibly, the sponsoring church -- can and cannot teach in its curriculum (e.g. that homosexuality is a sin). Thus, even in places where school choice exists, their schools will not take public vouchers for that reason. Another concern raised by opponents involves faith-based schools, which (legally and constitutionally) can refuse to enroll a student for any reason (the most common reasons being that the school isn't equipped for "learning challenged" students - most schools bill themselves as "college preparatory" - or that the student (or his/her parent(s)) aren't considered "Christian" as the school defines such, an example being a fundamentalist school refusing to admit a student who attends a Catholic church). This extends to race as well: many such schools use "disciplinary risk" - a term which usually means whatever reason the school wants it to mean - to keep out non-White children (with only a few allowed to enroll so as to not give the appearance of segregation). | Not all opponents of school choice are liberal: fundamentalists commonly oppose school choice (specifically, the use of vouchers for private schools) out of concern that it would give the government the legal right to dictate what the school -- and, possibly, the sponsoring church -- can and cannot teach in its curriculum (e.g. that homosexuality is a sin). Thus, even in places where school choice exists, their schools will not take public vouchers for that reason. Another concern raised by opponents involves faith-based schools, which (legally and constitutionally) can refuse to enroll a student for any reason (the most common reasons being that the school isn't equipped for "learning challenged" students - most schools bill themselves as "college preparatory" - or that the student (or his/her parent(s)) aren't considered "Christian" as the school defines such, an example being a fundamentalist school refusing to admit a student who attends a Catholic church). This extends to race as well: many such schools use "disciplinary risk" - a term which usually means whatever reason the school wants it to mean - to keep out non-White children (with only a few allowed to enroll so as to not give the appearance of segregation). |