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try, try again” to close Ohio’s public charter schools.  That must be the motto of school choice opponents, but freedom continues to win the day.

Disgraced former Attorney General Marc Dann tried to convince Ohio’s courts that public charter schools should be designated “public charitable trusts” so that he could put them out of business.  Well, strike two!  Montgomery County shot down one of these frivalous lawsuits in September and Hamilton County just shot down the second.

It’s true that Harmony Community School, the school sued by Dann in Hamilton County, still has legal troubles to address regarding unemployment and workers’ compensation funds.   However, the judge ruled that, “Simply put, nowhere … does it state that the Attorney General has the authority to shut down a community school through its powers over charitable/public trusts.”

It is clear there is an effort underway to eliminate parental choice in education.  Ohioans need to pay attention to these blatant attempts to erode our freedoms and hold those who want to destroy our liberties accountable.

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