Lottery funds may go to school expenses, like private education [Video]

The future of South Carolina’s school choice voucher program is up for debate in the state senate. The program would offer an $8,500 per child voucher, and within three years, the credit would be available for up to 15,000 students across South Carolina. ” be used in public school or private school. It could be used for services like remediation, tutoring. It could be used for transportation to private schools,” said Sen. Jason Elliott, R – Greenville County.In 2024, the bill was deemed unconstitutional by the South Carolina Supreme Court, ruling private schools could not be direct benefits of state money. “The Senate is considering using lottery funds to fund the program. What we need to make sure is that we set up the appropriate safeguards to create a trust account that would not be a direct funding,” Elliott said.That money would include funds from anyone spending money on a …