So, while Louisiana is expanding charter schools and using tax dollars to fund private education it is at the same time loosening regulatory restrictions and making it easier for those private schools taking tax dollars to deny admission to students who are gay and/or 'furiners'(The exact language specifies students with the 'inability to speak English' and we all know what that's fucking code for, don't we?)
Bullet points.
-Jindal passes education reform in Louisiana.
-One part of said reform is expanding charter schools and instituting voucher programs for low income families to attend these charter schools.
-Certain schools, upon requesting government money to teach poor Louisiana kids, balked at being forced to sign contracts stating they will not discriminate against gays or foreigners. Their argument is that "State law currently forbids discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national ancestry, age, sex or disability" and that being asked to also not ban gays and mexicans is the executive branch (represented here by the LA Dept. of Education) imposing it's will on Louisiana private businesses.
-Louisiana conservative politicians rushed to create legislation to insure that these private businesses could take public money without having to offer the same discrimination protections that public institutions have to.
Got that? Private schools have a problem with "big government" telling them Specifically that they cannot ban gay or mexican kids. Please note they have no problems taking big government's money, and if asked I'm sure they would publicly state they have no problem with gay or mexican kids, it's all really a principled stand against executive branch overreach.
Nope, sorry assholes! You can't have it both ways. You can either have your lilywhite catholic private schools, funded by outrageous tuitions and a constant whoring after your alumni (Side note: Fuck You, St. Paul's. Setting aside the bullshit fact you expelled me on a trivial technicality 2 months before my graduation, you had the defensive football coach attempt to teach me Shakespeare and an evangelical extremist in charge of the drama program. Until you show at least a modicum of respect for the liberal arts you don't get a single red fucking penny from me. Not. One. So stop pestering my parents with mailers.)
*DeepBreath*
Orrrrr... You have to let in all the horrid Others with their gayness and other languages and all those horrible things that Republican Jesus hates. But you can't do both.
Oh, who I am kidding! This is Louisiana, the state that almost elected the head of the KKK as governor, OF COURSE YOU'LL DO BOTH!
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