A controversial piece of legislation to allow public tax dollars to go toward education opportunity accounts (EOA) in Kentucky has been struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court as unconstitutional.
In their opinion, the court came to the conclusion the use of public funds for anything other than public schools, without express approval by voters, was in violation of the Kentucky Constitution.
“After a thorough review, we conclude the EOA Act violates Section 184 and, consequently, affirm the circuit court’s holding that the statute is unconstitutional,” Justice Lisabeth T. Hughes wrote in the court’s opinion. “With this conclusion, the remaining constitutional challenges to the EOA Act are rendered moot.”…