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Jeff Perez, president and CEO of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, or SCICU, estimates that the provision has made the state’s private colleges miss out on more than $14 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that was routed through the state government, including $2.4 million that would have been allocated specifically for five private historically Black colleges to upgrade their online education offerings. “What we’re looking to do is to strike this provision, because No. 1, it’s the right thing to do -- it’s wrong to have this kind of racist and anti...

Private schools file lawsuit to change SC Constitution over COVID-19 relief funding The lawsuit is the result of SC Supreme Court striking down Gov. McMaster's proposed use of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money for private schools. Share Updated: 7:00 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021 Private schools file lawsuit to change SC Constitution over COVID-19 relief funding The lawsuit is the result of SC Supreme Court striking down Gov. McMaster's proposed use of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money for private schools. Share Updated: 7:00 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021 Hide Tr...

Federal lawsuit challenges portion of SC Constitution that bars private schools from public money Ariel Gilreath, Greenville News © MATT BURKHARTT/Staff Jeffrey Perez, the President of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, speaks at a press conference Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Greenville, where the Liberty Justice Center announced that it is filing a federal lawsuit challenging a portion of South Carolina's state Constitution. The section is commonly referred to as the Blaine Amendment and says public funds can...

A group of private school organizations are filing a federal lawsuit challenging a portion of South Carolina's state Constitution that says public funds cannot be used directly for private or religious entities. The Liberty Justice Center announced the lawsuit on Wednesday, which opposes a section in Article XI of the state constitution commonly referred to as the Blaine Amendment. Daniel Suhr, an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center law firm, said the suit was spurred by a failed attempt by Gov. Henry McMaster to provide private schools with coronavirus aid money. The lawsuit was fil...

THESE are words that got a TN principal suspended Memphis-area high school principal Barton Thorne was suspended by Shelby County School administrators in January after speaking with his students about the dangers of cancel culture. "I want you to understand the problem that's going to face you and your generation if there is no longer a marketplace, a free exchange of ideas," he told them, urging the students to engage in respectful conversations with those who hold differing opinions. Glenn reads the rest of Thorne's words, and then he discusses with Thorne's attorney, Daniel Suhr f...