DAYTON — Dayton Public Schools is suing the state over legislation it claims is targeted and harmful to students.
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As News Center 7 has reported, in July, part of the state budget made it illegal for Dayton Public Schools to buy RTA bus passes for their students to school.
In a lawsuit filed on Aug. 11, DPS calls the law “arbitrary, unreasonable, and discriminatory” and asks a judge to temporarily block the state from enforcing it.
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DPS claims they are the only school district in the state that could have been impacted by the law.
In addition, the district said its students will suffer “irreparable harm.”
“Without RTA passes, certain students will be unable to consistently attend school. Some students will not be able to attend school at all ... There will be a high risk that students will skip school because of the burdens necessary to get to and from school,” court documents state.
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