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(CN) — Michigan can reimburse private schools the costs of complying with health and safety mandates, the state’s highest court ruled in a split decision Monday upholding the constitutionality of a state law.
The Michigan Association of School Boards, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, and 11 other plaintiffs sought an injunction against the state to stop reimbursement payments for items like background checks, vehicle inspections and asbestos control measures.
In 2018, the Court of Claims ruled that $5 million appropriated in the state budget to cover private schools’ health and safety costs violated the state Constitution because some of the funds would pay the employees of those schools.