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TheGoldberryBombadil t1_jeco7f8 wrote

Reading the bill, it looks like it only applies to independent schools that are eligible to receive public tuition, and that’s defined as a private school in an area that ONLY has a private school without a public school option. What’s an example of that - St. Johnsbury maybe? I can’t think of others.

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bonanzapineapple t1_jecvmhc wrote

Lyndon, Thetford, Manchester

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ballofsnowyoperas t1_jee2d2d wrote

Thetford is kind of a mix between public and private. The taxpayers pay for their town’s students to go there, but they also tuition in kids from other towns with school choice. I can’t see how this bill would affect them negatively.

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PudVortex3000 t1_jed2n65 wrote

North Bennington strategically crafted its way into the choice/tuition system a few years back. Removed themselves from the public school system, shut down the elementary school and turned it independent, and gave residents the option to spend 17k on any school they want. Most of the kids are now in private/independent schools.

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TheGoldberryBombadil t1_jee2j53 wrote

Wow, I didn’t know that. I know some schools up north started combining public elementary schools recently, but that seems like a pretty drastic shift.

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polarbearrape t1_jeeno2q wrote

I could be wrong but I think the compass school in Westminster fits too

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