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3 J. Marshall L.J. 423 (2009-2010)
The Universal School Vouchers Roadblock: Constitutional & Public Policy Barriers to School Choice in Georgia

handle is hein.journals/jmlwj3 and id is 429 raw text is: THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL VOUCHERS ROADBLOCK:
CONSTITUTIONAL & PUBLIC POLICY BARRIERS TO SCHOOL
CHOICE IN GEORGIA
I.    INTRODUCTION      ............................................. 424
II.   THE HISTORY OF SCHOOL VOUCHERS............................. 425
A. The School Vouchers Debate in Georgia Courts .................... 426
B. The School Vouchers Debate in the Georgia General
Assembly......................              ............... 429
III.  FEDERAL LAW AFFECTING SCHOOL VOUCHERS PROGRAMS............ 432
A. Establishment Clause Challenges to School Vouchers............ 433
B. Applying the Establishment Clause to Senate Bill 90.............. 435
IV.   STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES TO
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL VOUCHERS              ................. ............. 437
A. State Constitutional Challenges to Universal School
Vouchers...................               .................. 437
1. Universal School Vouchers May Violate the Blaine
Amendment................................ 437
a. The History of Georgia's Blaine Amendment............ 437
b. Analyzing Senate Bill 90 Under the Blaine
Amendment.    ............................. 439
2. Universal School Vouchers May Violate the
Guarantee ofFree, Adequate Public Education ............... 443
B. Public Policy Challenges to Universal School Vouchers....... 447
1. Universal School Vouchers May Not Give Parents
Unfettered School Choice ............................... 447

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