Supreme Court presses Maine on if tuition aid program discriminates against religious schools

The U.S. Supreme Court questioned Maine about whether a tuition assistance program discriminates against private schools where religion is prominent in their curriculum.

The high court heard oral arguments for nearly two hours on Wednesday morning in the case of Carson v. Makin. The legal battle centers on a group of parents suing Maine over the limitations of a program that provides taxpayer-funded tuition dollars to parents residing in remote areas where there is no public school available for their children to attend.

The parents take issue with the state’s ban on using funds from the tuition assistance program to send children to any private school that has religious aspects to its curriculum… (Excerpts from the Christian Post)