Chancery judge prevents up to $10 million from going to a grant program that would allow private schools to use the funds.
On Thursday, the Hinds County Chancery Court ruled against the Mississippi Legislature's attempt to direct $10 million in public funds to private schools.
The ruling states:
JACKSON • A Hinds County judge on Thursday ruled that the state Legislature’s decision to give $10 million of federal coronavirus relief money to private schools violated the state Constitution’s