We are going to trial.
[Jefferson City, MO]—Statement from Missouri NEA President Rebeka McIntosh on denial of motion to dismiss and temporary restraining order in school voucher lawsuit:
The court will hear our full case, but meanwhile $51 million flows to private schools that can turn your kid away. Wrong religion, too poor, learning differences. Just like that, rejected.
Politicians think they've won, but Missouri NEA's 45,000 educators know better. We'll prove in court what rural Missouri already knows: when you kill the school, you kill the town.
These vouchers violate our constitution and hurt our kids.
Our union was the only one with the courage to take this fight to court, and we're not backing down. See you at trial.
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MNEA represents teachers, education support professionals, college faculty, retired teachers, and students studying to be teachers in school districts and on college campuses throughout the state of Missouri. It is the Missouri affiliate of the three-million-member NEA.