The Douglas County school board voted on a resolution to end the voucher program and years of litigation that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and reflected the national debate over publicly-funded school choice. One of the seven board members abstained from voting because he is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the voucher program. "This is what you were elected to do — serve the taxpayers in a public school district," Van Zante told the board. "To see the Douglas County school board eliminate this chance for students in the district will strike a sour chord for parents across the country," Hiner said before the vote. The voucher program was created by a 4-3 conservative board majority that advocated school choice.

Source: Fox News December 04, 2017 23:23 UTC