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Suzanne Bonamici: “Public schools accept every child as they should.”

Featuring: Suzanne Bonamici, Democratic | U.S. House Oregon, 1st Congressional District

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House Democrats on Public Education and School Choice Vouchers

Published | Video Starts at 12:46

And also, as you heard my colleagues talk about school choice, well, here's the this. The school chooses, they choose. Public schools accept every child as they should. And private schools, they admit who they want. They can reject students based on their grades or their behavior, their religion, if they're lgbtqi, plus if they have a disability, meaning that the ultimate school choice belongs to the school. (12:46–12:50)

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Asserts that public schools are obligated to accept all students.

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