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Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas’ voucher program
Texas Comptroller admitted Islamic private schools into the voucher program after lawsuits claiming religious discrimination; over 2,200 private schools accepted statewide, officials said.
- Texas Republicans have used anti-Muslim rhetoric during the primary elections.
- Hancock excluded hundreds of Cognia-accredited schools from the voucher program, including Islamic, Christian, and special needs schools.
- In a March 1 lawsuit, a Muslim parent claimed state leaders targeted Islamic schools for exclusion from the voucher program.
- The comptroller's office accepted into the voucher program the schools and a parent involved in the lawsuit as of March.
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Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits
The Texas comptroller has accepted several Islamic private schools into the state’s voucher program after the institutions sued to gain admittance.
Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas’ voucher program
Months after they first applied to participate in Texas' new $1 billion school voucher program, Brighter Horizons Academy, Bayaan Academy and some other Islamic private schools were admitted Wednesday, according to the Texas comptroller's office.
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The Texas comptroller has accepted several Islamic private schools into the state’s voucher program after the institutions sued to gain admittance. Four Muslim parents and three Islamic private school providers that operate four campuses had sued Texas leaders for excluding the schools while accepting hundreds of other non-Islamic schools. The two federal lawsuits asked the court to block the private school voucher program from discriminating on…
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