School-board members and superintendents are very upset about this provision. |
The eye-exam language creates a financial barrier to enter the public-school system and may bar some children from exercising their constitutional right to attend school. |
There would have to be legislation passed by the General Assembly allowing for that transfer. |
They're just imagining that our principals are going to be standing at the schoolhouse door the first day of school, telling kids they can't come to school. |
This is not about Speaker Black. This is about what is in the best interest of children. |
We really didn't understand the full implications of how this written and what it would do. |
We think it's important for children to be able to see. However, we oppose any provision that creates a barrier to children being able to exercise their constitutional right to an education. |