Art. IX, § 8
No public money for sectarian schools
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Art. IX · Education
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No public money shall ever be appropriated for the support of any sectarian or denominational school, or any school not under the exclusive control of the officers of the public schools; nor shall any sectarian or denominational doctrine be taught, or instruction thereon be permitted, directly or indirectly, in any of the common schools of this State.
History: Sec. 8 adopted 1879.
Simplified explanation
No public money may ever be appropriated to support any sectarian or denominational school, or any school not under the exclusive control of public school officers. No sectarian or denominational doctrine may be taught, or instruction on it permitted, in the common schools.