Feb 14, 2018, 7:10 PM
(from ABC News) The Florida Legislature is considering a proposal that would give parents of bullied school children a state-funded private school voucher averaging $6,800 a year, regardless of income. The "Hope Scholarships" would be the nation's first such program. The grants would be funded by car buyers who voluntarily redirect $105 from their registration fee to the program, under a bill passed by the Florida House. Religious and secular private schools would be eligible. Opponents of the proposal say it would do nothing to stop bullying.
It's impossible to know how much bullying occurs in the state's private schools because the legislature doesn't require them to report it. A 2016 national report says 21 percent of public school students surveyed were bullied, compared to 19 percent of Catholic school students and 20 percent of students who attend schools affiliated with other religions and Christian denominations.
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