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BRUTAL day at the Supreme Court – for the opposition!
SAFE Grants Case Update (09/18/2020): You never know which way it will go with our SC Courts, but after watching 1 1/2 hours of oral arguments before the SC Supreme Court today … this was BRUTAL!!!
You can watch the full video on our Facebook page here:
The “farce” which is Governor McMaster’s (#Duped by #PaidAdvocates) July 20th announcement of a $32 million allocation of CARES Act money (TO PALMETTO PROMISE TO “MANAGE” … lol) was IMMEDIATELY sued on CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES and a temporary injunction granted by the trial court.
Due to the urgency of the matter, our SC Supreme Court took it up directly … and the hearing was today. Again … it was BRUTAL (for our opposition)!!!!
One issue … the SC Constitutional prohibition of “public funds” being used for the “direct benefit of any religious or other private educations institution” went worse than we even expected. The Chief Justice made it clear that he did not agree with Governor McMaster’s attorney. WOW!!!
The other big issue was whether CARES Act money was even able to be used for private schools. The Governor’s attorney argued that the Governor had “discretion” … using that word probably 20 + times … to which one Justice responded:
I had my law clerks do a word search of the CARES Act, and the word “discretion” does not exist in the entire document.
See what we mean by … BRUTAL!!!
THAT WAS NOT ALL … apparently, not one, but THREE Federal Court Judges have RULED AGAINST the use of CARES Act dollars for privates schools. That was a hot topic at the SC Supreme Court and when the Justices dove into the specific sections … yes, the Justices were prepared … it seemed plainly obvious to spectators that the Governor does not have the authority under the CARES Act (regardless of the SC Constitution) to direct this funding to private schools. BRUTAL!!!
ONCE AGAIN … kids not getting help because of the PAID ADVOCATES pushing a GOVERNMENT RUN private school choice solution to benefit their monied special interest donors. #FollowTheMoney #RealSchoolChoice #SchoolChoice!!! #Corruption #SafeGrants not safe!!!
THE SOLUTION?: Easy!!! This would NEVER happen (per rulings in the US SUPREME COURT & 20+ years of proven history) with K-12 Tax Credit Scholarships run by INDEPENDENT NON-PROFITS. The opposition does not like it, but it is the ONLY solution that works.
Another school choice debacle in SC … created by the “paid” advocates. Who would have guessed!?!?!
Hint … Governor McMaster …… STOP listening to the SPECIAL INTEREST!!!! Put our Palmetto Kids FIRST!!!
Back in March, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office issued a FORMAL referral to SLED (State Law Enforcement Division) to investigate the Chad Connelly “Embezzlement Matter”.
This is a known and disclosed fact … yet Chad Connelly has been running around South Carolina telling folks there is no SLED investigation. Wow, this is sad.
Well, last week we sent letters inquiring into the status of the investigation. It has been four months, so maybe they had an update.
Well, we received a reply … and apparently the investigation is still ongoing.
This is going to be BIG friends. We don’t think this one can be swept under the rug. We are told that South Carolina law enforcement knows they have to do something and they know people are watching. South Carolina is known for it’s PUBLIC CORRUPTION.
What has gone on with our school choice program is in our opinion PUBLIC CORRUPTION at its worst!!!
“SLED or any other agency”???OR ANY OTHER AGENCY??? Who else may be looking into Chad Connelly and this embezzlement matter??? Maybe just standard lawyer language … or was this a clue that other law enforcement agencies are looking into this matter.
This is a highly political matter. Chad Connelly is friends with A LOT of political figures. But even though some folks have tried to cover up for Chad … there are people trying to expose this matter for us, for you, and most importantly for your K-12 children.
Stay tuned … and KEEP PUSHING!!! Expose them all!!!
Annually (not so) Exceptional SC is required to file a TAX RETURN as well as REGISTER with the SC Secretary of State. The latest extended deadline for the 7/1/2019-6/30/2020 tax return is May 15th, 2021. We have been trying to get a copy of the tax return, a PUBLIC DOCUMENT, to no avail … so the situation seems VERY curious.
So we checked this week with the SC Secretary of State’s Office. Filing the TAX RETURN with the Secretary of State is the “Financial Report”. That was due as well May 15th, 2021. As of today, it has not been filed.
What does that mean? Well, technically Exceptional SC is still registered for right now, the SC Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that “There is currently a violation for that delinquent report that is accruing a fine of $10/day.”
Just further evidence the Government Appointed Board Members at (not so) Exceptional SC have no idea what they are doing.
(not so) Exceptional SC … late … but FINALLY … opened applications for the new school year … with a limited time to apply until JUNE 30th!!!
TADS Link to Apply: Click HERE
Eligibility Form: Click HERE
Basically … if you are #1 a NEW FAMILY or #2 a returning family that did NOT apply in 2020-2021 … the application process will be open until JUNE 30th.
For everyone else, your application will ROLL-OVER. Always double check with (not so) Exceptional SC however to be safe.
TRANSFERING SCHOOLS???: The below form was also included in the email update this week. A little strange as it was just typed in the email text … but nonetheless, this is the information they need if a student transfers to a different school.
There was no mention in the email, so maybe the above form / image is the safest route … but you can always try the below link they have online as well. AGAIN, always double check with (not so) Exceptional SC however to confirm receipt of your child’s information.
Online Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScacsIMrwXXxvloRm2RGUJiRmn5OgANMCuycsE6nximU8zo6g/viewform
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