Disabled children lose fight against ACLU

[Chris]

Disabled children lose fight against ACLU

PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union won its fight against disabled children Wednesday when the Arizona Supreme Court struck down a state program that allowed special needs kids to use vouchers at private schools so that they could receive the best educational opportunities.  ADF attorneys joined attorneys from the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe last year in submitting a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of a Christian school in defense of the voucher program, which was upheld by the Arizona Court of Appeals.

“The ACLU, People for the American Way, and the teachers’ unions have denied disabled children the educational opportunities they deserve.  They are the ones hurt by this,” said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco.  “Special needs students who attend Christian schools shouldn’t be penalized for their beliefs.”

“Any tuition that goes to a religious school is through the choice of the parent and for the benefit of the child.  It is not ‘state support’ of that school,” explained Orrick attorney Raymond Mullady, who co-wrote the friend-of-the-court brief.  “We truly disagree with the high court’s decision and are saddened by its consequences for Arizona’s special needs children.”

John and Dina Phipps and Brendan and Susan Fay, founders of Father’s Heart Christian School for the disabled, removed their developmentally and physically challenged children from the Arizona public school system because of the inadequate education they received there.  Two of the children suffer from autism and the other from learning and physical challenges.

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**** the ACLU.

[Lord Undies]

The Arizona Supreme Court needs to be ignored.  The people of Arizona are the ultimate court.  How do they feel about this slap in the face?

[The Village Idiot]

disabled kids learn at different paces and require more one on one attention.

Thanks to the ACLU the kids will grow into idiotic, brainwashed, illiterate pseudo-adults

[Ptarmigan]

ACLU=Terrorist Organization

[thundley4]

disabled kids learn at different paces and require more one on one attention.

Thanks to the ACLU the kids will grow into idiotic, brainwashed, illiterate pseudo-adults

That sounds like most democrats.

[Chris_]

disabled kids learn at different paces and require more one on one attention.

Thanks to the ACLU the kids will grow into idiotic, brainwashed, illiterate pseudo-adults

...which perpetuates the ACLU.  It was a self defense move on their part.