public funding for private schools

My husband and I were discussing Georgia Senate Bill 10 today. This bill allows parents to use taxpayer dollars to send children to private schools. The bill states that the parent knows what is best for their child's education, therefore public funding should be used for this purpose.

As an educator it seems that this new law minimizes the professional judgment of teachers and school administrators.
Not only does it minimize pubic education opportunities, this law allows children to attend private schools where teachers may not have credentials that the NCLB act deems "Highly Qualified".

What does this say to educators? Parents need to be part of the public school process, not work against it. As public school educators, we really want parental support and parental involvement. How can we work toward this end if the state senate does not support us either?

Renni Wooden