Florida’s voucher program was found to be unconstitutional. An appeals court in Florida on Monday upheld an August 2002 ruling that found the statewide voucher program unconstitutional, holding that it violated the Constitution’s doctrine against government-established religion and the Florida Constitution’s ban on direct state aid to religious schools.
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