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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (54894)	10/30/2000 9:29:50 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Did you see the national spelling bee recently? I was amazed (not exactly correct numbers) that about 40 of the 225 participants were home schooled. Then I was further amazed and shocked to see that the winner, the first runner up and the second runner up were all HOME SCHOOLED. What a statement that commitment to teaching can do. And, it turned out the winner had recently won a national geography contest.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (54894)	10/30/2000 9:30:42 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Where does it say they have to go to a church school? We have a number of private schools locally that are not church based.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (54894)	10/30/2000 10:06:28 PM
From: Alex Mt	Respond to of 769667

In White Plains my local school district spends $11,000 per child per year. Giving a parent a $1,000 voucher would save my district $10,000. (that would be a nice tax cut for me) I could care less where they send their kids as long as the pass the NY State Regents exams.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (54894)	10/31/2000 12:26:26 AM
From: Elvis Jones	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Vouchers violate the separation of church and state. I don't agree. The government is not telling the parent where to place the child - rather it is giving the parent the choice of where to educate their child. Your argument is like saying people on welfare can't give money to a church. Try arguing that one in the courts!