FL Teachers Union Won’t Appeal In Voucher Legal Fight

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/01/08/teachers-union-wont-appeal-in-voucher-legal-fight/

January 8, 2015 5:33 PM

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Pointing to discussions with Senate President Andy Gardiner, the state’s largest teachers union said Thursday it will stop challenging a 2014 law that included expansion of a voucher-like program that helps send children to private schools.

The Florida Education Association said it will not appeal a ruling last week by Leon County Chief Circuit Judge Charles Francis, who dismissed the challenge to the law. Francis said the named plaintiffs in the case, a Lee County teacher and two parents, did not have the legal standing to sue.

The union has backed two lawsuits that fight the voucher-like program, which is formally known as the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. While announcing it would not appeal Francis’ ruling, the union indicated it would continue the other lawsuit, which challenges the constitutionality of the program.

In a prepared statement, the union said it decided against appealing after a series of meetings with Gardiner, R-Orlando.

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