W.Va. Supreme Court hears arguments in school voucher case

By LEAH WILLINGHAM
Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer representing parents who sued the state of West Virginia argued in the state Supreme Court that a voucher program that would provide parents state money to pull their children out of K-12 public schools is blatantly unconstitutional. Tamerlin Godley said the enactment of the Hope Scholarship Program would disproportionately impact poor children and those with disabilities. Passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature last year, the program would have of the most far-reaching school choice programs in the country. It was set to go into effect this school year, but was blocked by a lower court judge in July.