A Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio’s public education system can continue operating even as a lawsuit claiming it violates the state constitution makes its way through the courts.
FILE - The headquarters of the Ohio Department of Education in downtown Columbus, Ohio, is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. A Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio’s public education system can continue operating even as a lawsuit claiming it violates the constitution makes its way through the courts, a county magistrate ruled Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
The plaintiffs argue that disregards the intention of a 1953 state constitutional amendment that mandated the creation of the state board in order to give people more say than their governor in children’s education. In previous hearings, the plaintiffs argued they would be harmed by the new department’s shift in leadership from the school board to a governor-appointed director, citing reduced transparency under the new department and fear that they would no longer have the ears of individuals who can actually do something about concerns for their children’s education.
The plaintiffs also failed to prove that no third party would be harmed by the injunction, Hunt said. She agreed with DeWine’s administration that to block the new department from operating would cause “confusion, unrest and chaos for Ohio’s educational system.”
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