Zais: The relevant question to me is whether a plan that would give parents targeted tax breaks to send their children to private schools helps or hurts the children of South Carolina. In some areas of South Carolina, parents have access to a full menu of educational options: traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, home schooling, online/virtual schools, single-gender schools, Montessori-style schools, year-round schools, alternative schools for students with discipline problems and privately operated schools. I support all these options, and I believe parents should be able to choose the best educational environment for their child.

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