[WalterBright]

> No need to emphasize "government"

There are truancy laws. Private schools can have speech rules, but parents are free to choose such schools, and so free speech rights are not an issue.

[eesmith]

I still don't see how qualifying it as "government" schools is at all relevant to the topic.

This bill would also apply to private schools receiving money under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

[WalterBright]

People are forced to attend government schools if they cannot afford private schools.

Nobody is forced to attend private schools.

It's a fundamental difference.