CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's new Education Savings Account program has attracted its second legal challenge, this time from seven parents who say the law will undermine public school funding.
The group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in district court in Carson City. Democratic former Nevada state Sen. Justin Jones and Sylvia Lazos of the group Educate Nevada Now are also involved in the challenge.
Education savings accounts allow parents to claim a portion of their child's state public education allotment and use it at a private school. Money hasn't yet been distributed.
Plaintiffs say the program authorized this spring violates a portion of the Nevada Constitution that prohibits using public school funds for purposes other than public schooling.
A separate suit from the ACLU argues the program unlawfully diverts money to religious schools.